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Rohtas 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 2,959,918 people
Households 460,345 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.37% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.25% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,959,918 2,532,153 427,765 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 460,345 390,394 69,951 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 506,810 443,797 63,013 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.12% 17.53% 14.73% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 918 921 899 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 931 933 914 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,799,832 1,514,047 285,785 Literacy rate% 73.37% 72.5% 78.35% Male literacy rate% 82.88% 82.57% 84.65% Female literacy rate% 62.97% 61.53% 71.32% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 549,546 509,105 40,441 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 31,650 28,435 3,215 Total workersCensus workers 924,879 811,019 113,860 Work participation rate% 31.25% 32.03% 26.62% Main workersworked at least 6 months 542,439 453,866 88,573 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 382,440 357,153 25,287 Non-workerspeople 2,035,039 1,721,134 313,905
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 460,345 households and 2,959,918 residents. Urban residents made up 14.45% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.55%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.88% for males and 62.97% for females. Of 924,879 workers, 58.65% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 169,007 49,080 Agricultural labourers 172,526 233,018 Household industry workers 24,900 23,612 Other workers 176,006 76,730
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 801397 147,408 people within this district · Town
Census code 801398 137,231 people within this district · Town
Census code 801394 48,465 people within this district · Town
Census code 801396 27,302 people within this district · Town
Census code 801395 23,819 people within this district · Town
Census code 801393 18,890 people within this district · Town
Census code 252657 8,260 people within this district · Census town
Census code 252039 6,569 people within this district · Census town
Census code 252038 5,317 people within this district · Census town
Census code 252695 4,504 people within this district · Census town