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Deoghar 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 1,492,073 people
Households 264,347 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.85% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.96% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,492,073 1,233,712 258,361 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 264,347 217,783 46,564 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 268,453 233,712 34,741 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.99% 18.94% 13.45% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 925 933 887 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 950 959 893 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 793,538 604,892 188,646 Literacy rate% 64.85% 60.49% 84.36% Male literacy rate% 76.85% 73.8% 90.24% Female literacy rate% 51.8% 46.14% 77.73% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 190,036 159,077 30,959 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 180,962 176,140 4,822 Total workersCensus workers 551,467 478,122 73,345 Work participation rate% 36.96% 38.75% 28.39% Main workersworked at least 6 months 297,146 231,862 65,284 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 254,321 246,260 8,061 Non-workerspeople 940,606 755,590 185,016
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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 264,347 households and 1,492,073 residents. Urban residents made up 17.32% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.68%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.99% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.85% for males and 51.8% for females. Of 551,467 workers, 53.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 72,898 55,758 Agricultural labourers 69,187 140,506 Household industry workers 22,041 17,320 Other workers 133,020 40,737
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 801769 203,123 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801770 55,238 people within this district · Town