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Birbhum population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in West Bengal, 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 3,502,404 people
Households 817,899 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.68% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.02% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,502,404 3,052,956 449,448 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 817,899 715,476 102,423 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 448,485 401,237 47,248 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.81% 13.14% 10.51% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 956 955 963 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 959 962 934 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,158,447 1,832,366 326,081 Literacy rate% 70.68% 69.1% 81.07% Male literacy rate% 76.92% 75.56% 85.97% Female literacy rate% 64.14% 62.33% 76.01% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,033,140 934,054 99,086 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 242,484 232,666 9,818 Total workersCensus workers 1,331,603 1,168,491 163,112 Work participation rate% 38.02% 38.27% 36.29% Main workersworked at least 6 months 912,844 773,482 139,362 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 418,759 395,009 23,750 Non-workerspeople 2,170,801 1,884,465 286,336
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 817,899 households and 3,502,404 residents. Urban residents made up 12.83% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.17%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.81% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.92% for males and 64.14% for females. Of 1,331,603 workers, 68.55% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 191,661 35,593 Agricultural labourers 350,669 260,841 Household industry workers 34,042 31,020 Other workers 336,472 91,305
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 801669 80,210 people within this district · Town
Census code 801666 67,864 people within this district · Town
Census code 801665 57,833 people within this district · Town
Census code 801667 44,601 people within this district · Town
Census code 801664 41,534 people within this district · Town
Census code 801668 38,041 people within this district · Town
Census code 317006 13,965 people within this district · Census town
Census code 317933 12,160 people within this district · Census town
Census code 316076 10,477 people within this district · Census town
Census code 317119 10,466 people within this district · Census town
Census code 316618 10,176 people within this district · Census town
Census code 316149 9,796 people within this district · Census town
Census code 317446 9,242 people within this district · Census town
Census code 316504 8,118 people within this district · Census town
Census code 318067 7,125 people within this district · Census town
Census code 316075 6,614 people within this district · Census town
Census code 316077 5,770 people within this district · Census town
Census code 317626 5,419 people within this district · Census town
Census code 317763 5,267 people within this district · Census town
Census code 317120 4,770 people within this district · Census town