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Bhagalpur 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 3,037,766 people
Households 564,711 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.14% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.38% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,037,766 2,435,234 602,532 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 564,711 458,408 106,303 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 546,382 457,010 89,372 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.99% 18.77% 14.83% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 880 880 881 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 938 943 915 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,573,066 1,183,706 389,360 Literacy rate% 63.14% 59.84% 75.87% Male literacy rate% 70.3% 67.61% 80.73% Female literacy rate% 54.89% 50.86% 70.33% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 318,569 269,088 49,481 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 67,180 65,636 1,544 Total workersCensus workers 983,528 805,833 177,695 Work participation rate% 32.38% 33.09% 29.49% Main workersworked at least 6 months 534,129 395,958 138,171 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 449,399 409,875 39,524 Non-workerspeople 2,054,238 1,629,401 424,837
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 564,711 households and 3,037,766 residents. Urban residents made up 19.83% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.17%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.99% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.3% for males and 54.89% for females. Of 983,528 workers, 54.31% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 92,720 42,441 Agricultural labourers 186,542 288,686 Household industry workers 35,072 25,389 Other workers 219,795 92,883
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 801354 400,146 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801353 52,892 people within this district · Town
Census code 801351 49,069 people within this district · Town
Census code 801352 33,700 people within this district · Town
Census code 240183 30,829 people within this district · Census town
Census code 239423 12,575 people within this district · Census town
Census code 240182 12,063 people within this district · Census town
Census code 239576 5,595 people within this district · Census town
Census code 240184 3,866 people within this district · Census town
Census code 239325 1,797 people within this district · Census town