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Census town · Census 2011 · code 369121

Sirka 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.
Population19,871people
Households3,778PCA households
Literacy rate74.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,87110,3799,492
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8151,4951,320
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,6827,3385,344
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.36%82.6%65.39%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4822,3072,175
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,5861,3121,274
Total workersCensus workers5,3614,616745
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.98%44.47%7.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1593,742417
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,202874328
Non-workerspeople14,5105,7638,747

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13159; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,778 households and 19,871 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.6% for males and 65.39% for females.
  • Of 5,361 workers, 77.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators231132
Agricultural labourers1032
Household industry workers2028
Other workers3,8981,010

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
Sirka (CT)3610266219,871

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.