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Begusarai population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Bihar, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 2,970,541 people
Households 589,667 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.87% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.58% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,970,541 2,400,718 569,823 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 589,667 482,492 107,175 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 545,965 449,629 96,336 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.38% 18.73% 16.91% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 895 896 891 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 919 920 914 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,548,673 1,205,992 342,681 Literacy rate% 63.87% 61.81% 72.37% Male literacy rate% 71.58% 69.94% 78.33% Female literacy rate% 55.21% 52.68% 65.65% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 432,270 371,169 61,101 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,597 833 764 Total workersCensus workers 938,182 776,808 161,374 Work participation rate% 31.58% 32.36% 28.32% Main workersworked at least 6 months 591,811 472,093 119,718 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 346,371 304,715 41,656 Non-workerspeople 2,032,359 1,623,910 408,449
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 589,667 households and 2,970,541 residents. Urban residents made up 19.18% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.82%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.38% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.58% for males and 55.21% for females. Of 938,182 workers, 63.08% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 114,779 31,256 Agricultural labourers 225,638 205,232 Household industry workers 35,795 22,372 Other workers 215,599 87,511
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801346 252,008 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801343 71,660 people within this district · Town
Census code 801345 67,952 people within this district · Town
Census code 801344 56,234 people within this district · Town
Census code 801348 47,550 people within this district · Town
Census code 801347 40,043 people within this district · Town
Census code 238047 12,439 people within this district · Census town
Census code 238158 9,376 people within this district · Census town
Census code 238048 7,202 people within this district · Census town
Census code 237758 5,359 people within this district · Census town