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Town · Census 2011 · code 801321

Sahebganj 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.
Population23,224people
Households4,389PCA households
Literacy rate62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,22412,11711,107
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,0542,1211,933
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,8866,9384,948
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+62%69.41%53.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3921,2731,119
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople854540
Total workersCensus workers6,8185,5991,219
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.36%46.21%10.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,2753,830445
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5431,769774
Non-workerspeople16,4066,5189,888

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6460; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,389 households and 23,224 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.41% for males and 53.94% for females.
  • Of 6,818 workers, 62.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators320123
Agricultural labourers1,2821,109
Household industry workers95144
Other workers2,5781,167

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
Sahebganj (NP)2160119923,224

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.