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Town · Census 2011 · code 801298

Jainagar 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.
Population21,782people
Households4,198PCA households
Literacy rate79.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,78211,69010,092
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4311,7781,653
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,5468,5665,980
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.27%86.42%70.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,3682,2652,103
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople452421
Total workersCensus workers6,8575,7351,122
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.48%49.06%11.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,8105,227583
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,047508539
Non-workerspeople14,9255,9558,970

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6055; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,198 households and 21,782 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.42% for males and 70.86% for females.
  • Of 6,857 workers, 84.73% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19921
Agricultural labourers264426
Household industry workers181160
Other workers5,166440

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
Jainagar (NP)2070108321,782

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.