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Census town · Census 2011 · code 217373

Kargahia Purab population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Bihar, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population9,995people
Households1,907PCA households
Literacy rate72.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,9955,3674,628
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,637875762
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0513,5842,467
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.4%79.79%63.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,216629587
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople277149128
Total workersCensus workers2,6082,232376
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.09%41.59%8.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9331,718215
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months675514161
Non-workerspeople7,3873,1354,252

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5856; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,907 households and 9,995 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.79% for males and 63.81% for females.
  • Of 2,608 workers, 74.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12932
Agricultural labourers212349
Household industry workers197
Other workers1,573287

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Kargahia Purab (CT)203010289,995

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.