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Obra 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 14,786 people
Households 2,377 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.01% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 28.57% % 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 14,786 7,846 6,940 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,221 1,141 1,080 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,802 5,643 4,159 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.01% 84.16% 70.97% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,716 882 834 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 38 18 20 Total workersCensus workers 4,224 3,479 745 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 28.57% 44.34% 10.73% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,928 2,633 295 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,296 846 450 Non-workerspeople 10,562 4,367 6,195
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 2,377 households and 14,786 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.16% for males and 70.97% for females. Of 4,224 workers, 69.32% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 172 102 Agricultural labourers 284 506 Household industry workers 299 253 Other workers 2,173 435
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 Obra (CT) 235 01480 14,786
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.