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Purihasa 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 7,897 people
Households 1,711 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.38% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.08% % 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 7,897 4,051 3,846 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,141 586 555 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 5,025 2,940 2,085 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 74.38% 84.85% 63.35% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 101 52 49 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 5,081 2,586 2,495 Total workersCensus workers 2,454 1,968 486 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 31.08% 48.58% 12.64% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,161 1,733 428 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 293 235 58 Non-workerspeople 5,443 2,083 3,360
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 1,711 households and 7,897 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.45% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.85% for males and 63.35% for females. Of 2,454 workers, 88.06% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 3 0 Agricultural labourers 38 102 Household industry workers 29 5 Other workers 2,091 186
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 Purihasa (CT) 357 02606 7,897
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.