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Census town · Census 2011 · code 240183

Puraini 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.
Population30,829people
Households5,611PCA households
Literacy rate52.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,82916,07914,750
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9023,0332,869
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,0637,5905,473
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+52.41%58.18%46.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,743905838
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers10,5117,5282,983
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.09%46.82%20.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3405,5181,822
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1712,0101,161
Non-workerspeople20,3188,55111,767

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6969; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,611 households and 30,829 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 19.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 58.18% for males and 46.07% for females.
  • Of 10,511 workers, 69.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15283
Agricultural labourers602885
Household industry workers3,724961
Other workers2,8621,242

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
Puraini (CT)2240134330,829

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.