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Balia 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 47,550 people
Households 8,820 PCA households
Literacy rate 65.28% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 26.39% % 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 47,550 25,054 22,496 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 9,182 4,728 4,454 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 25,045 14,507 10,538 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 65.28% 71.37% 58.41% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,064 2,697 2,367 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4 2 2 Total workersCensus workers 12,549 10,771 1,778 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 26.39% 42.99% 7.9% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,205 7,390 815 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 4,344 3,381 963 Non-workerspeople 35,001 14,283 20,718
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 8,820 households and 47,550 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.31% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.37% for males and 58.41% for females. Of 12,549 workers, 65.38% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 426 217 Agricultural labourers 2,305 2,129 Household industry workers 363 391 Other workers 5,111 1,607
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 Balia (NP) 222 01319 47,550
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.