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Town · Census 2011 · code 801296

Dumra 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.
Population15,674people
Households3,043PCA households
Literacy rate87.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,6748,7246,950
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,8671,048819
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,1316,8615,270
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.86%89.38%85.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,8831,037846
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22139
Total workersCensus workers4,8174,023794
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.73%46.11%11.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5733,174399
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,244849395
Non-workerspeople10,8574,7016,156

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6023; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,043 households and 15,674 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.38% for males and 85.96% for females.
  • Of 4,817 workers, 74.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators28951
Agricultural labourers287444
Household industry workers9553
Other workers2,902696

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
Dumra (NP)2060107415,674

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.