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Begusarai 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 252,008 people
Households 47,030 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.48% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 28.71% % 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 252,008 133,722 118,286 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 39,556 20,895 18,661 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 162,484 92,426 70,058 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 76.48% 81.92% 70.32% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 31,017 16,558 14,459 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 279 138 141 Total workersCensus workers 72,351 59,286 13,065 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 28.71% 44.34% 11.05% Main workersworked at least 6 months 51,875 44,835 7,040 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 20,476 14,451 6,025 Non-workerspeople 179,657 74,436 105,221
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 47,030 households and 252,008 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.7% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.92% for males and 70.32% for females. Of 72,351 workers, 71.7% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 3,259 654 Agricultural labourers 6,908 6,042 Household industry workers 3,220 1,285 Other workers 38,488 12,495
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 Begusarai (M Corp.) 222 01314 252,008
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.