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Sultanganj 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 52,892 people
Households 9,410 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.95% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 29.12% % 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 52,892 28,240 24,652 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,741 4,559 4,182 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 31,327 18,466 12,861 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 70.95% 77.98% 62.83% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,839 2,552 2,287 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 19 11 8 Total workersCensus workers 15,403 12,279 3,124 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 29.12% 43.48% 12.67% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,520 9,203 1,317 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 4,883 3,076 1,807 Non-workerspeople 37,489 15,961 21,528
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 9,410 households and 52,892 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.53% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.98% for males and 62.83% for females. Of 15,403 workers, 68.3% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 751 145 Agricultural labourers 2,412 1,944 Household industry workers 834 633 Other workers 6,523 2,161
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 Sultanganj (Nagar Parishad) 224 01340 52,892
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.