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Aurangabad 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 2,540,073 people
Households 391,898 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.32% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.98% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,540,073 2,303,219 236,854 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 391,898 355,036 36,862 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 455,394 418,320 37,074 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.93% 18.16% 15.65% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 926 928 909 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 944 945 933 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,466,002 1,308,038 157,964 Literacy rate% 70.32% 69.4% 79.07% Male literacy rate% 80.11% 79.59% 85.01% Female literacy rate% 59.71% 58.37% 72.51% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 612,064 583,289 28,775 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,033 823 210 Total workersCensus workers 837,770 772,533 65,237 Work participation rate% 32.98% 33.54% 27.54% Main workersworked at least 6 months 480,286 432,194 48,092 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 357,484 340,339 17,145 Non-workerspeople 1,702,303 1,530,686 171,617
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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 391,898 households and 2,540,073 residents. Urban residents made up 9.32% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.68%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.93% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.11% for males and 59.71% for females. Of 837,770 workers, 57.33% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 133,101 45,424 Agricultural labourers 202,346 223,750 Household industry workers 20,391 20,261 Other workers 124,448 68,049
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 801401 102,244 people within this district · Town
Census code 801399 52,364 people within this district · Town
Census code 801400 35,536 people within this district · Town
Census code 801402 23,984 people within this district · Town
Census code 253375 14,786 people within this district · Census town
Census code 252831 7,940 people within this district · Census town