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Sahibganj 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 1,150,567 people
Households 227,023 PCA households
Literacy rate 52.04% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.61% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,150,567 990,901 159,666 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 227,023 196,056 30,967 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 221,955 196,990 24,965 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.29% 19.88% 15.64% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 952 959 912 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 962 945 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 483,263 384,659 98,604 Literacy rate% 52.04% 48.45% 73.2% Male literacy rate% 60.34% 56.99% 79.52% Female literacy rate% 43.31% 39.53% 66.23% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 72,341 57,490 14,851 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 308,343 301,930 6,413 Total workersCensus workers 490,202 441,266 48,936 Work participation rate% 42.61% 44.53% 30.65% Main workersworked at least 6 months 322,572 282,716 39,856 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 167,630 158,550 9,080 Non-workerspeople 660,365 549,635 110,730
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 227,023 households and 1,150,567 residents. Urban residents made up 13.88% of the population. Rural residents made up 86.12%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.29% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 60.34% for males and 43.31% for females. Of 490,202 workers, 65.8% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 82,755 27,220 Agricultural labourers 110,168 96,734 Household industry workers 32,917 10,262 Other workers 96,732 33,414
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 801772 88,214 people within this district · Town
Census code 801773 22,514 people within this district · Town
Census code 359741 12,617 people within this district · Census town
Census code 358800 9,753 people within this district · Census town
Census code 359350 9,536 people within this district · Census town
Census code 358526 6,964 people within this district · Census town
Census code 359221 5,336 people within this district · Census town
Census code 358801 4,732 people within this district · Census town