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district · Census 2011 · code 233

Kaimur (Bhabua) 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.
Population1,626,384people
Households250,884PCA households
Literacy rate69.34%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.43%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,626,3841,560,81365,571
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds250,884240,69510,189
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6299,281289,6529,629
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%18.4%18.56%14.68%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males920921889
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6942943912
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+920,276874,04546,231
Literacy rate%69.34%68.76%82.64%
Male literacy rate%79.37%78.97%88.29%
Female literacy rate%58.4%57.62%76.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople369,088361,1127,976
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople57,98156,3611,620
Total workersCensus workers511,163495,15216,011
Work participation rate%31.43%31.72%24.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months284,646272,37512,271
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months226,517222,7773,740
Non-workerspeople1,115,2211,065,66149,560

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 731, 732, 733; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 250,884 households and 1,626,384 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 4.03% of the population. Rural residents made up 95.97%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.37% for males and 58.4% for females.
  • Of 511,163 workers, 55.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators94,61430,456
Agricultural labourers116,286152,311
Household industry workers12,20212,678
Other workers61,54431,072

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 801392

Bhabua

50,179 people within this district · Town

Census code 249048

Ramgarh

8,690 people within this district · Census town

Census code 249508

Anwari

6,702 people within this district · Census town