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Town · Census 2011 · code 801366

Islampur 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.
Population35,641people
Households6,088PCA households
Literacy rate75.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,64118,35617,285
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,2013,1853,016
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,18712,4159,772
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.36%81.83%68.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6931,8331,860
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople330
Total workersCensus workers10,9118,1102,801
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.61%44.18%16.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,1857,3551,830
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,726755971
Non-workerspeople24,73010,24614,484

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7150; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,088 households and 35,641 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.83% for males and 68.48% for females.
  • Of 10,911 workers, 84.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators62177
Agricultural labourers1,309273
Household industry workers819470
Other workers6,436906

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
Islampur (NP)2290139235,641

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.