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Census town · Census 2011 · code 255396

Paharpur 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.
Population1,894people
Households261PCA households
Literacy rate69.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople1,8941,020874
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6303158145
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,110688422
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.77%79.81%57.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1598376
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers506392114
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.72%38.43%13.04%
Main workersworked at least 6 months27722453
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months22916861
Non-workerspeople1,388628760

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7535; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 261 households and 1,894 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.81% for males and 57.89% for females.
  • Of 506 workers, 54.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3721
Agricultural labourers2688
Household industry workers813
Other workers206107

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
Paharpur (CT)236014951,894

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.