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Town · Census 2011 · code 801286

Areraj population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Bihar, using 2011 geography.

Bihar · Census 2011Purba Champaran district
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.
Population26,014people
Households4,232PCA households
Literacy rate73.57%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.59%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,01413,77912,235
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6712,4442,227
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,7019,2426,459
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.57%81.54%64.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5591,3981,161
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople632736
Total workersCensus workers7,9576,4661,491
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.59%46.93%12.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0133,555458
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,9442,9111,033
Non-workerspeople18,0577,31310,744

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5917; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,232 households and 26,014 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.54% for males and 64.54% for females.
  • Of 7,957 workers, 50.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators709494
Agricultural labourers7592,695
Household industry workers13681
Other workers2,409674

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
Areraj (NP)2040104526,014

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