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Town · Census 2011 · code 801361

Lakhisarai 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.
Population99,979people
Households17,214PCA households
Literacy rate70.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople99,97952,66547,314
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–617,6419,3098,332
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+57,90233,65524,247
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.32%77.62%62.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,7305,5825,148
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1809585
Total workersCensus workers30,03424,4925,542
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.04%46.51%11.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,24120,1663,075
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,7934,3262,467
Non-workerspeople69,94528,17341,772

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7066; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 17,214 households and 99,979 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.62% for males and 62.2% for females.
  • Of 30,034 workers, 77.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,067285
Agricultural labourers4,0652,120
Household industry workers1,2431,062
Other workers15,8663,326

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Lakhisarai (Nagar Parishad)2270136899,979

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