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Town · Census 2011 · code 801331

Mairwa 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.
Population23,565people
Households3,626PCA households
Literacy rate72.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,56512,17811,387
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,5341,8831,651
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,5618,2646,297
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.69%80.27%64.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,462766696
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople980505475
Total workersCensus workers6,4455,3971,048
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.35%44.32%9.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1894,651538
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,256746510
Non-workerspeople17,1206,78110,339

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6605; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,626 households and 23,565 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.27% for males and 64.68% for females.
  • Of 6,445 workers, 80.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators495333
Agricultural labourers599355
Household industry workers13163
Other workers3,964505

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
Mairwa (NP)2180124023,565

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.