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Biharsharif 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 297,268 people
Households 48,641 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.3% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 27.94% % 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 297,268 155,216 142,052 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 45,236 23,469 21,767 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 189,785 106,456 83,329 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 75.3% 80.8% 69.28% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 25,454 13,258 12,196 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 71 28 43 Total workersCensus workers 83,053 67,941 15,112 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 27.94% 43.77% 10.64% Main workersworked at least 6 months 69,277 58,511 10,766 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 13,776 9,430 4,346 Non-workerspeople 214,215 87,275 126,940
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 48,641 households and 297,268 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.8% for males and 69.28% for females. Of 83,053 workers, 83.41% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 3,781 452 Agricultural labourers 7,747 2,226 Household industry workers 6,668 2,192 Other workers 51,081 8,906
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 Biharsharif (M Corp.) 229 01386 297,268
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.