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Maharajganj 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 24,282 people
Households 3,757 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.55% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 26.82% % 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 24,282 12,471 11,811 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,642 1,847 1,795 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 15,181 8,675 6,506 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 73.55% 81.65% 64.96% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,604 837 767 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 733 355 378 Total workersCensus workers 6,512 5,654 858 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 26.82% 45.34% 7.26% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,651 4,024 627 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,861 1,630 231 Non-workerspeople 17,770 6,817 10,953
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 3,757 households and 24,282 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.65% for males and 64.96% for females. Of 6,512 workers, 71.42% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 427 119 Agricultural labourers 411 892 Household industry workers 569 123 Other workers 3,244 727
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 Maharajganj (NP) 218 01236 24,282
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.