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Town · Census 2011 · code 801343

Barauni 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.
Population71,660people
Households12,964PCA households
Literacy rate68.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople71,66037,85833,802
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,7236,4426,281
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+40,52923,45617,073
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.77%74.66%62.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,5402,8982,642
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19510392
Total workersCensus workers18,92316,6572,266
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.41%44%6.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,14414,4801,664
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7792,177602
Non-workerspeople52,73721,20131,536

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6849; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,964 households and 71,660 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.66% for males and 62.04% for females.
  • Of 18,923 workers, 85.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators94073
Agricultural labourers1,780845
Household industry workers731190
Other workers12,6931,671

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
Barauni (Nagar Parishad)2220131171,660

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.