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Census town · Census 2011 · code 362723

Bokaro Steel City 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.
Population414,820people
Households82,473PCA households
Literacy rate83.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople414,820219,646195,174
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–650,88226,98023,902
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+303,783174,522129,261
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.47%90.58%75.47%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople44,86123,65721,204
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople41,27220,84920,423
Total workersCensus workers117,05097,01320,037
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.22%44.17%10.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months94,19481,57812,616
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months22,85615,4357,421
Non-workerspeople297,770122,633175,137

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12870; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 82,473 households and 414,820 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.58% for males and 75.47% for females.
  • Of 117,050 workers, 80.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,1002,643
Agricultural labourers1,0492,230
Household industry workers2,6831,276
Other workers89,36216,707

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
Bokaro Steel City (CT)35502595414,820

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