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Town · Census 2011 · code 801367

Rajgir 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.
Population41,587people
Households7,030PCA households
Literacy rate69.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople41,58721,86919,718
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,9223,5583,364
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,12114,2969,825
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.58%78.07%60.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,7246,0025,722
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422220
Total workersCensus workers12,3699,3663,003
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.74%42.83%15.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,9517,9831,968
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4181,3831,035
Non-workerspeople29,21812,50316,715

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7157; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,030 households and 41,587 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.07% for males and 60.08% for females.
  • Of 12,369 workers, 80.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,177149
Agricultural labourers3,047751
Household industry workers450198
Other workers5,2771,320

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
Rajgir (NP)2290139441,587

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.