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Nalanda 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 2,877,653 people
Households 477,529 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.33% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,877,653 2,419,759 457,894 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 477,529 401,779 75,750 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 518,681 446,213 72,468 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.02% 18.44% 15.83% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 922 924 913 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 931 932 925 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,519,933 1,232,191 287,742 Literacy rate% 64.43% 62.44% 74.66% Male literacy rate% 74.86% 73.68% 80.84% Female literacy rate% 53.1% 50.24% 67.87% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 607,672 555,144 52,528 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,442 1,224 218 Total workersCensus workers 1,045,420 912,734 132,686 Work participation rate% 36.33% 37.72% 28.98% Main workersworked at least 6 months 740,949 631,690 109,259 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 304,471 281,044 23,427 Non-workerspeople 1,832,233 1,507,025 325,208
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 477,529 households and 2,877,653 residents. Urban residents made up 15.91% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.09%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.86% for males and 53.1% for females. Of 1,045,420 workers, 70.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 183,781 37,459 Agricultural labourers 342,861 191,160 Household industry workers 33,230 19,355 Other workers 181,077 56,497
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 801364 297,268 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801365 51,052 people within this district · Town
Census code 801367 41,587 people within this district · Town
Census code 801366 35,641 people within this district · Town
Census code 801368 25,674 people within this district · Town
Census code 244896 6,672 people within this district · Census town