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Town · Census 2011 · code 801287

Kesaria population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Bihar, 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.
Population18,984people
Households3,373PCA households
Literacy rate61.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,98410,0728,912
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,6291,8431,786
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,4445,8013,643
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+61.5%70.49%51.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2331,7071,526
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople271512
Total workersCensus workers6,4124,9491,463
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.78%49.14%16.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,5944,4201,174
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months818529289
Non-workerspeople12,5725,1237,449

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5924; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,373 households and 18,984 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 19.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.49% for males and 51.12% for females.
  • Of 6,412 workers, 87.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators44883
Agricultural labourers3,201528
Household industry workers13017
Other workers1,815190

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
Kesaria (NP)2040104718,984

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.