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Shekhpura 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.
Population 10,204 people
Households 1,975 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.11% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 29.98% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 10,204 5,430 4,774 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,225 676 549 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 7,642 4,183 3,459 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.11% 87.99% 81.87% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 224 118 106 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6 3 3 Total workersCensus workers 3,059 2,466 593 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 29.98% 45.41% 12.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,061 1,771 290 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 998 695 303 Non-workerspeople 7,145 2,964 4,181
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 1,975 households and 10,204 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.01% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.99% for males and 81.87% for females. Of 3,059 workers, 67.37% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 158 50 Agricultural labourers 338 311 Household industry workers 83 95 Other workers 1,482 542
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Shekhpura (CT) 216 01212 10,204
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.