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Nawada 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 2,219,146 people
Households 338,247 PCA households
Literacy rate 59.76% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.82% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,219,146 2,003,567 215,579 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 338,247 304,903 33,344 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 393,547 360,402 33,145 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.73% 17.99% 15.37% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 939 942 908 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 945 947 926 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,091,012 954,092 136,920 Literacy rate% 59.76% 58.06% 75.05% Male literacy rate% 69.98% 68.76% 80.79% Female literacy rate% 48.86% 46.7% 68.71% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 565,112 540,032 25,080 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,045 1,878 167 Total workersCensus workers 817,041 755,371 61,670 Work participation rate% 36.82% 37.7% 28.61% Main workersworked at least 6 months 508,509 460,770 47,739 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 308,532 294,601 13,931 Non-workerspeople 1,402,105 1,248,196 153,909
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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 338,247 households and 2,219,146 residents. Urban residents made up 9.71% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.29%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.98% for males and 48.86% for females. Of 817,041 workers, 62.24% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 162,939 53,461 Agricultural labourers 211,681 185,824 Household industry workers 21,031 18,987 Other workers 112,858 50,260
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 801407 98,029 people within this district · Town
Census code 801408 34,056 people within this district · Town
Census code 801409 32,585 people within this district · Town
Census code 801410 30,170 people within this district · Town
Census code 257561 20,739 people within this district · Census town