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Town · Census 2011 · code 801308

Thakurganj 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.
Population18,348people
Households3,767PCA households
Literacy rate76.09%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,3489,6338,715
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9351,5151,420
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7286,6375,091
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.09%81.76%69.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,443743700
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,103550553
Total workersCensus workers6,1014,9601,141
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.25%51.49%13.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1504,454696
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months951506445
Non-workerspeople12,2474,6737,574

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6196; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,767 households and 18,348 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.76% for males and 69.79% for females.
  • Of 6,101 workers, 84.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32332
Agricultural labourers1,039588
Household industry workers16252
Other workers3,626279

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
Thakurganj (NP)2100112318,348

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.