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Araria 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 79,021 people
Households 15,248 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.89% % 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 79,021 42,136 36,885 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 13,560 7,004 6,556 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 47,396 27,188 20,208 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 72.4% 77.39% 66.63% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,339 4,393 3,946 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 273 150 123 Total workersCensus workers 24,407 18,972 5,435 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 30.89% 45.03% 14.73% Main workersworked at least 6 months 19,109 15,714 3,395 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 5,298 3,258 2,040 Non-workerspeople 54,614 23,164 31,450
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 15,248 households and 79,021 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.16% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.39% for males and 66.63% for females. Of 24,407 workers, 78.29% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,627 274 Agricultural labourers 5,162 2,172 Household industry workers 666 398 Other workers 11,654 2,454
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 Araria (Nagar Parishad) 209 01116 79,021
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.