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Kishanganj 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 105,782 people
Households 20,698 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.46% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.58% % 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 105,782 55,143 50,639 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 16,884 8,636 8,248 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 65,308 36,448 28,860 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 73.46% 78.37% 68.08% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 12,304 6,321 5,983 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,605 799 806 Total workersCensus workers 32,348 26,882 5,466 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 30.58% 48.75% 10.79% Main workersworked at least 6 months 26,468 22,934 3,534 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 5,880 3,948 1,932 Non-workerspeople 73,434 28,261 45,173
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 20,698 households and 105,782 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.96% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.37% for males and 68.08% for females. Of 32,348 workers, 81.82% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 879 139 Agricultural labourers 2,996 1,841 Household industry workers 770 238 Other workers 21,823 3,662
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 Kishanganj (Nagar Parishad) 210 01127 105,782
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.