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Census town · Census 2011 · code 366661

Rerma 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.
Population12,497people
Households2,289PCA households
Literacy rate85.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,4976,5435,954
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,560832728
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,3275,1434,184
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.28%90.05%80.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,732886846
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1678285
Total workersCensus workers3,5782,738840
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.63%41.85%14.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1911,829362
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,387909478
Non-workerspeople8,9193,8055,114

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13020; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,289 households and 12,497 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.05% for males and 80.06% for females.
  • Of 3,578 workers, 61.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9576
Agricultural labourers272304
Household industry workers3453
Other workers1,790954

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
Rerma (CT)3580263312,497

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.