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Census town · Census 2011 · code 361604

Muraidih 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.
Population6,360people
Households1,210PCA households
Literacy rate81.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3603,4162,944
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6956515441
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4142,6351,779
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.68%90.83%71.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,018526492
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople407207200
Total workersCensus workers1,5881,381207
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.97%40.43%7.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3121,183129
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months27619878
Non-workerspeople4,7722,0352,737

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12774; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,210 households and 6,360 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.83% for males and 71.07% for females.
  • Of 1,588 workers, 82.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators122
Agricultural labourers380
Household industry workers2510
Other workers1,283164

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
Muraidih (CT)354025826,360

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.