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Town · Census 2011 · code 801323

Kanti 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.
Population25,051people
Households5,045PCA households
Literacy rate66.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,05113,34811,703
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,3712,2752,096
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,7258,1245,601
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+66.37%73.37%58.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,6342,9792,655
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743
Total workersCensus workers7,5286,2681,260
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.05%46.96%10.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0674,480587
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4611,788673
Non-workerspeople17,5237,08010,443

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6478; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,045 households and 25,051 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.37% for males and 58.3% for females.
  • Of 7,528 workers, 67.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators557255
Agricultural labourers1,2131,417
Household industry workers111117
Other workers3,186672

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
Kanti (NP)2160120425,051

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.