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Dhanwar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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 8,777 people
Households 1,526 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.88% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.63% % 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 8,777 4,531 4,246 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,353 705 648 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,153 3,390 2,763 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.88% 88.6% 76.79% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 698 356 342 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6 5 1 Total workersCensus workers 2,776 2,261 515 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 31.63% 49.9% 12.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,212 2,038 174 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 564 223 341 Non-workerspeople 6,001 2,270 3,731
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 1,526 households and 8,777 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.42% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.6% for males and 76.79% for females. Of 2,776 workers, 79.68% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 46 12 Agricultural labourers 90 215 Household industry workers 63 55 Other workers 2,013 282
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 Dhanwar (CT) 349 02535 8,777
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.