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Garhwa population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, 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 1,322,784 people
Households 254,697 PCA households
Literacy rate 60.33% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.2% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,322,784 1,253,114 69,670 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 254,697 241,464 13,233 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 239,664 229,136 10,528 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 18.12% 18.29% 15.11% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 935 937 902 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 960 947 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 653,476 607,528 45,948 Literacy rate% 60.33% 59.33% 77.69% Male literacy rate% 72.19% 71.4% 85.55% Female literacy rate% 47.58% 46.38% 68.91% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 319,946 308,843 11,103 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 205,874 203,918 1,956 Total workersCensus workers 571,431 550,479 20,952 Work participation rate% 43.2% 43.93% 30.07% Main workersworked at least 6 months 175,126 162,314 12,812 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 396,305 388,165 8,140 Non-workerspeople 751,353 702,635 48,718
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 254,697 households and 1,322,784 residents. Urban residents made up 5.27% of the population. Rural residents made up 94.73%. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 72.19% for males and 47.58% for females. Of 571,431 workers, 30.65% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 47,082 66,479 Agricultural labourers 57,365 271,308 Household industry workers 4,283 10,204 Other workers 66,396 48,314
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 801764 46,059 people within this district · Town
Census code 801763 18,349 people within this district · Town
Census code 347181 5,262 people within this district · Census town