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Town · Census 2011 · code 801352

Colgong population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Bihar, using 2011 geography.

Bihar · Census 2011Bhagalpur district
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.
Population33,700people
Households6,315PCA households
Literacy rate76.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.49%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople33,70017,95215,748
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,2212,7162,505
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,87512,4389,437
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.81%81.64%71.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4131,2851,128
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople367201166
Total workersCensus workers8,9267,958968
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.49%44.33%6.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,4696,753716
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,4571,205252
Non-workerspeople24,7749,99414,780

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 6943; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,315 households and 33,700 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.49% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.64% for males and 71.26% for females.
  • Of 8,926 workers, 83.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators29785
Agricultural labourers465432
Household industry workers42988
Other workers6,278852

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Colgong (NP)2240133633,700

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