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Patna 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 5,838,465 people
Households 975,578 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.68% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.23% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 5,838,465 3,323,875 2,514,590 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 975,578 546,154 429,424 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 943,552 613,960 329,592 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.16% 18.47% 13.11% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 897 904 887 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 909 923 883 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 3,459,679 1,690,372 1,769,307 Literacy rate% 70.68% 62.38% 80.98% Male literacy rate% 78.48% 72.57% 85.75% Female literacy rate% 61.96% 51.04% 75.59% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 920,918 664,269 256,649 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 9,069 2,156 6,913 Total workersCensus workers 1,881,886 1,139,308 742,578 Work participation rate% 32.23% 34.28% 29.53% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,371,267 766,868 604,399 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 510,619 372,440 138,179 Non-workerspeople 3,956,579 2,184,567 1,772,012
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 975,578 households and 5,838,465 residents. Urban residents made up 43.07% of the population. Rural residents made up 56.93%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.16% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.48% for males and 61.96% for females. Of 1,881,886 workers, 72.87% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 221,694 49,522 Agricultural labourers 399,689 258,514 Household industry workers 57,337 28,012 Other workers 692,547 174,571
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 801373 1,684,297 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801370 182,429 people within this district · Town
Census code 801374 81,740 people within this district · Town
Census code 801382 61,470 people within this district · Town
Census code 801383 60,678 people within this district · Town
Census code 801378 59,803 people within this district · Town
Census code 801379 50,961 people within this district · Town
Census code 801381 47,897 people within this district · Town
Census code 801375 47,549 people within this district · Town
Census code 801372 44,364 people within this district · Town
Census code 801369 40,068 people within this district · Town
Census code 801371 28,723 people within this district · Town
Census code 801376 25,011 people within this district · Town
Census code 801377 22,486 people within this district · Town
Census code 245396 16,680 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801380 15,731 people within this district · Town
Census code 245825 10,614 people within this district · Census town
Census code 245397 9,880 people within this district · Census town
Census code 245486 8,435 people within this district · Census town
Census code 245263 7,392 people within this district · Census town
Census code 246571 4,851 people within this district · Census town
Census code 245296 3,531 people within this district · Census town