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Sheikhpura 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 636,342 people
Households 100,701 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.3% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 636,342 527,340 109,002 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 100,701 82,905 17,796 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 121,647 103,050 18,597 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.12% 19.54% 17.06% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 930 936 900 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 940 945 910 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 328,676 264,495 64,181 Literacy rate% 63.86% 62.34% 70.99% Male literacy rate% 73.56% 72.53% 78.3% Female literacy rate% 53.4% 51.42% 62.85% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 131,115 113,243 17,872 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 617 507 110 Total workersCensus workers 224,655 193,302 31,353 Work participation rate% 35.3% 36.66% 28.76% Main workersworked at least 6 months 148,002 125,966 22,036 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 76,653 67,336 9,317 Non-workerspeople 411,687 334,038 77,649
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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 100,701 households and 636,342 residents. Urban residents made up 17.13% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.87%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.56% for males and 53.4% for females. Of 224,655 workers, 65.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 42,086 12,425 Agricultural labourers 65,449 44,247 Household industry workers 5,621 4,296 Other workers 34,846 15,685
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 801363 62,927 people within this district · Town
Census code 801362 46,075 people within this district · Town