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Town · Census 2011 · code 801335

Dighwara 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.
Population32,741people
Households5,237PCA households
Literacy rate68.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation25.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople32,74117,08815,653
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9243,1282,796
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,39410,8237,571
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.59%77.53%58.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1852,7082,477
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople311516
Total workersCensus workers8,3207,473847
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population25.41%43.73%5.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6314,274357
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,6893,199490
Non-workerspeople24,4219,61514,806

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6691; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,237 households and 32,741 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.53% for males and 58.89% for females.
  • Of 8,320 workers, 55.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators555110
Agricultural labourers1,3972,291
Household industry workers32097
Other workers2,3591,191

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
Dighwara (NP)2190126632,741

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.