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Banka 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 45,977 people
Households 8,811 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.81% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 26.95% % 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 45,977 24,591 21,386 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 7,355 3,836 3,519 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 29,281 16,898 12,383 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 75.81% 81.42% 69.31% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,457 2,891 2,566 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 214 108 106 Total workersCensus workers 12,392 10,815 1,577 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 26.95% 43.98% 7.37% Main workersworked at least 6 months 9,804 8,830 974 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,588 1,985 603 Non-workerspeople 33,585 13,776 19,809
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 8,811 households and 45,977 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 16% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.42% for males and 69.31% for females. Of 12,392 workers, 79.12% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 894 209 Agricultural labourers 2,153 1,294 Household industry workers 449 206 Other workers 6,308 879
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 Banka (NP) 225 01350 45,977
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.