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Town · Census 2011 · code 801334

Marhaura 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.
Population29,932people
Households4,934PCA households
Literacy rate65.24%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,93215,17914,753
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,0152,5932,422
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,2559,7356,520
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.24%77.35%52.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0721,5741,498
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1046
Total workersCensus workers7,8006,3191,481
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.06%41.63%10.04%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7564,935821
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0441,384660
Non-workerspeople22,1328,86013,272

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6672; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,934 households and 29,932 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.35% for males and 52.87% for females.
  • Of 7,800 workers, 73.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,659307
Agricultural labourers1,400870
Household industry workers148116
Other workers2,549751

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
Marhaura (NP)2190126029,932

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.