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Census town · Census 2011 · code 240184

Shahjangi 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.
Population3,866people
Households675PCA households
Literacy rate67.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,8662,0291,837
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6745388357
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,1061,174932
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+67.48%71.54%62.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople313165148
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,268971297
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.8%47.86%16.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,123876247
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1459550
Non-workerspeople2,5981,0581,540

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6970; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 675 households and 3,866 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 19.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.54% for males and 62.97% for females.
  • Of 1,268 workers, 88.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators124
Agricultural labourers892
Household industry workers18729
Other workers835110

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
Shahjangi (CT)224013433,866

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.