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Jhanjharpur 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 30,590 people
Households 5,904 PCA households
Literacy rate 60.61% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.13% % 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 30,590 15,925 14,665 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,240 2,730 2,510 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 15,365 9,209 6,156 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 60.61% 69.79% 50.65% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,133 1,602 1,531 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 17 7 10 Total workersCensus workers 9,217 7,157 2,060 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 30.13% 44.94% 14.05% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,999 5,861 1,138 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,218 1,296 922 Non-workerspeople 21,373 8,768 12,605
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 5,904 households and 30,590 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.13% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.79% for males and 50.65% for females. Of 9,217 workers, 75.94% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 894 375 Agricultural labourers 3,172 1,304 Household industry workers 361 34 Other workers 2,572 505
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 Jhanjharpur (NP) 207 01097 30,590
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.