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Munger 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 1,367,765 people
Households 263,171 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.46% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.19% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,367,765 987,645 380,120 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 263,171 192,161 71,010 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 229,860 176,627 53,233 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.81% 17.88% 14% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 876 873 884 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 922 927 906 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 801,817 537,021 264,796 Literacy rate% 70.46% 66.22% 81.01% Male literacy rate% 77.74% 74.43% 86.01% Female literacy rate% 62.08% 56.68% 75.32% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 183,846 148,713 35,133 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 21,404 19,548 1,856 Total workersCensus workers 426,658 325,188 101,470 Work participation rate% 31.19% 32.93% 26.69% Main workersworked at least 6 months 233,402 157,505 75,897 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 193,256 167,683 25,573 Non-workerspeople 941,107 662,457 278,650
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 263,171 households and 1,367,765 residents. Urban residents made up 27.79% of the population. Rural residents made up 72.21%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.81% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.74% for males and 62.08% for females. Of 426,658 workers, 54.7% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 28,928 17,025 Agricultural labourers 76,183 120,266 Household industry workers 8,178 8,512 Other workers 120,113 47,453
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 801357 213,303 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801358 105,434 people within this district · Town
Census code 801359 31,385 people within this district · Town
Census code 243202 11,299 people within this district · Census town
Census code 243203 7,450 people within this district · Census town
Census code 243123 6,327 people within this district · Census town
Census code 242654 4,922 people within this district · Census town