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Census town · Census 2011 · code 225836

Singhesar Asthan 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.
Population5,298people
Households1,120PCA households
Literacy rate71.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,2982,8172,481
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6937485452
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,1201,8361,284
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.54%78.73%63.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople247124123
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople713932
Total workersCensus workers1,6071,283324
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.33%45.54%13.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,0991,01980
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months508264244
Non-workerspeople3,6911,5342,157

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6323; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,120 households and 5,298 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.73% for males and 63.28% for females.
  • Of 1,607 workers, 68.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6610
Agricultural labourers136440
Household industry workers167
Other workers88151

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
Singhesar Asthan (CT)213011595,298

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.