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Bhojpur 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 2,728,407 people
Households 416,090 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.47% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.15% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,728,407 2,338,546 389,861 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 416,090 356,659 59,431 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 459,187 402,269 56,918 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.83% 17.2% 14.6% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 907 910 892 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 918 920 904 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,599,151 1,339,063 260,088 Literacy rate% 70.47% 69.16% 78.12% Male literacy rate% 81.74% 81.27% 84.43% Female literacy rate% 58.03% 55.82% 71.02% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 425,402 387,691 37,711 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 13,977 11,759 2,218 Total workersCensus workers 822,493 722,348 100,145 Work participation rate% 30.15% 30.89% 25.69% Main workersworked at least 6 months 512,009 433,605 78,404 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 310,484 288,743 21,741 Non-workerspeople 1,905,914 1,616,198 289,716
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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 416,090 households and 2,728,407 residents. Urban residents made up 14.29% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.71%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.83% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.74% for males and 58.03% for females. Of 822,493 workers, 62.25% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 147,646 43,250 Agricultural labourers 184,314 180,561 Household industry workers 24,686 23,299 Other workers 155,363 63,374
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 801385 261,430 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801389 33,785 people within this district · Town
Census code 801388 32,447 people within this district · Town
Census code 801387 26,707 people within this district · Town
Census code 801384 17,767 people within this district · Town
Census code 801386 17,725 people within this district · Town