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Pakur 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 900,422 people
Households 182,317 PCA households
Literacy rate 48.82% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.93% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 900,422 832,910 67,512 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 182,317 168,906 13,411 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 177,623 166,244 11,379 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.73% 19.96% 16.85% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 989 991 962 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 975 974 991 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 352,881 315,553 37,328 Literacy rate% 48.82% 47.33% 66.5% Male literacy rate% 57.06% 55.84% 71.29% Female literacy rate% 40.52% 38.79% 61.49% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 28,469 25,177 3,292 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 379,054 376,390 2,664 Total workersCensus workers 404,584 380,738 23,846 Work participation rate% 44.93% 45.71% 35.32% Main workersworked at least 6 months 252,017 230,471 21,546 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 152,567 150,267 2,300 Non-workerspeople 495,838 452,172 43,666
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 182,317 households and 900,422 residents. Urban residents made up 7.5% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.5%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 57.06% for males and 40.52% for females. Of 404,584 workers, 62.29% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 68,549 36,785 Agricultural labourers 57,797 92,231 Household industry workers 13,965 5,506 Other workers 111,706 18,045
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 801774 45,840 people within this district · Town
Census code 360490 8,335 people within this district · Census town
Census code 360488 7,153 people within this district · Census town
Census code 360489 6,184 people within this district · Census town