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Mehsi 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.
Population 25,995 people
Households 4,892 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.11% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 27.89% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 25,995 13,573 12,422 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,879 2,435 2,444 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 13,538 7,937 5,601 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 64.11% 71.26% 56.13% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,710 1,416 1,294 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4 2 2 Total workersCensus workers 7,250 6,216 1,034 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 27.89% 45.8% 8.32% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,715 5,093 622 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,535 1,123 412 Non-workerspeople 18,745 7,357 11,388
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,892 households and 25,995 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.77% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.26% for males and 56.13% for females. Of 7,250 workers, 78.83% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 616 51 Agricultural labourers 1,748 797 Household industry workers 180 59 Other workers 3,171 628
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Mehsi (NP) 204 01057 25,995
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.