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Census town · Census 2011 · code 239576

Nurpur 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.
Population5,595people
Households906PCA households
Literacy rate76.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation25.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5952,9882,607
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6878472406
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,6282,0791,549
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.91%82.63%70.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,239665574
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers1,4301,304126
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population25.56%43.64%4.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,2181,12989
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months21217537
Non-workerspeople4,1651,6842,481

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6954; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 906 households and 5,595 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.63% for males and 70.38% for females.
  • Of 1,430 workers, 85.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators682
Agricultural labourers40278
Household industry workers4331
Other workers705101

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
Nurpur (CT)224013395,595

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.