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Banka 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 2,034,763 people
Households 381,601 PCA households
Literacy rate 58.17% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.9% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,034,763 1,963,450 71,313 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 381,601 367,997 13,604 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 375,282 363,741 11,541 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.44% 18.53% 16.18% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 907 908 875 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 943 944 899 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 965,321 921,921 43,400 Literacy rate% 58.17% 57.63% 72.61% Male literacy rate% 67.62% 67.21% 78.3% Female literacy rate% 47.66% 46.98% 66.06% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 247,858 240,233 7,625 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 90,432 90,210 222 Total workersCensus workers 771,080 751,415 19,665 Work participation rate% 37.9% 38.27% 27.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 374,097 358,505 15,592 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 396,983 392,910 4,073 Non-workerspeople 1,263,683 1,212,035 51,648
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 381,601 households and 2,034,763 residents. Urban residents made up 3.5% of the population. Rural residents made up 96.5%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.44% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 67.62% for males and 47.66% for females. Of 771,080 workers, 48.52% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 106,751 65,689 Agricultural labourers 183,546 279,068 Household industry workers 11,665 15,015 Other workers 72,135 37,211
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 801356 45,977 people within this district · Town
Census code 801355 25,336 people within this district · Town