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Darbhanga 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 296,039 people
Households 56,492 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.4% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 26.71% % 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 296,039 155,637 140,402 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 42,157 22,035 20,122 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 201,573 113,672 87,901 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 79.4% 85.08% 73.08% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 30,427 16,014 14,413 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 327 155 172 Total workersCensus workers 79,060 68,929 10,131 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 26.71% 44.29% 7.22% Main workersworked at least 6 months 66,820 59,179 7,641 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 12,240 9,750 2,490 Non-workerspeople 216,979 86,708 130,271
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 56,492 households and 296,039 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.08% for males and 73.08% for females. Of 79,060 workers, 84.52% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 751 244 Agricultural labourers 1,679 1,113 Household industry workers 3,123 1,245 Other workers 61,267 9,638
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 Darbhanga (M Corp.) 215 01184 296,039
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.