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Census town · Census 2011 · code 369015

Barkakana 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.
Population18,475people
Households3,563PCA households
Literacy rate82.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation25.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,4759,6408,835
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2531,1891,064
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,4427,5315,911
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.86%89.11%76.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4651,2821,183
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,8421,9651,877
Total workersCensus workers4,6814,230451
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population25.34%43.88%5.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,2643,873391
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months41735760
Non-workerspeople13,7945,4108,384

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13141; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,563 households and 18,475 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.11% for males and 76.06% for females.
  • Of 4,681 workers, 91.09% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26455
Agricultural labourers310122
Household industry workers9114
Other workers3,599226

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
Barkakana (CT)3610266018,475

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.