Home / Places / Towns / Forbesganj Town · Census 2011 · code 801306
Forbesganj 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 50,475 people
Households 9,632 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.64% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 28.82% % 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 50,475 26,524 23,951 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 7,512 3,826 3,686 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 33,786 18,825 14,961 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.64% 82.94% 73.83% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,341 1,742 1,599 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 143 75 68 Total workersCensus workers 14,545 12,592 1,953 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 28.82% 47.47% 8.15% Main workersworked at least 6 months 12,378 11,077 1,301 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,167 1,515 652 Non-workerspeople 35,930 13,932 21,998
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 9,632 households and 50,475 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.88% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.94% for males and 73.83% for females. Of 14,545 workers, 85.1% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 238 67 Agricultural labourers 452 340 Household industry workers 597 151 Other workers 11,091 1,609
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 Forbesganj (Nagar Parishad) 209 01113 50,475
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.