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Hilsa 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 51,052 people
Households 8,681 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.49% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.92% % 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 51,052 27,055 23,997 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,295 4,396 3,899 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 32,705 19,099 13,606 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 76.49% 84.29% 67.7% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,572 3,508 3,064 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 26 10 16 Total workersCensus workers 15,784 11,744 4,040 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 30.92% 43.41% 16.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 12,689 9,928 2,761 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,095 1,816 1,279 Non-workerspeople 35,268 15,311 19,957
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 8,681 households and 51,052 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.25% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.29% for males and 67.7% for females. Of 15,784 workers, 80.39% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,396 364 Agricultural labourers 3,896 1,396 Household industry workers 1,002 250 Other workers 6,395 1,085
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 Hilsa (Nagar Parishad) 229 01390 51,052
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.