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Arwal 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 700,843 people
Households 118,222 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.72% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 700,843 648,994 51,849 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 118,222 109,769 8,453 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 127,841 118,647 9,194 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.24% 18.28% 17.73% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 928 929 915 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 940 940 934 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 386,351 354,235 32,116 Literacy rate% 67.43% 66.79% 75.29% Male literacy rate% 79.06% 78.57% 85.17% Female literacy rate% 54.85% 54.09% 64.45% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 141,314 131,715 9,599 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 590 512 78 Total workersCensus workers 236,354 222,026 14,328 Work participation rate% 33.72% 34.21% 27.63% Main workersworked at least 6 months 161,277 150,712 10,565 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 75,077 71,314 3,763 Non-workerspeople 464,489 426,968 37,521
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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 118,222 households and 700,843 residents. Urban residents made up 7.4% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.6%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.06% for males and 54.85% for females. Of 236,354 workers, 68.24% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 41,590 7,537 Agricultural labourers 88,146 56,552 Household industry workers 3,891 2,867 Other workers 27,650 8,121
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 801415 51,849 people within this district · Town