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Town · Census 2011 · code 801326

Mirganj 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.
Population26,240people
Households4,148PCA households
Literacy rate76.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,24013,42712,813
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,0152,1251,890
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,0709,4627,608
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.81%83.72%69.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,791915876
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople398203195
Total workersCensus workers6,8766,054822
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.2%45.09%6.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,5425,005537
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,3341,049285
Non-workerspeople19,3647,37311,991

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6543; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,148 households and 26,240 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.3% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.72% for males and 69.65% for females.
  • Of 6,876 workers, 80.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators274101
Agricultural labourers198382
Household industry workers37982
Other workers4,691769

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
Mirganj (NP)2170122226,240

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.