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Silao 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 25,674 people
Households 4,183 PCA households
Literacy rate 69.29% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.42% % 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 25,674 13,318 12,356 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,834 2,505 2,329 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,439 8,192 6,247 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 69.29% 75.76% 62.3% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,445 2,254 2,191 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 63 29 34 Total workersCensus workers 8,836 6,115 2,721 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.42% 45.92% 22.02% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,797 4,930 1,867 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,039 1,185 854 Non-workerspeople 16,838 7,203 9,635
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 4,183 households and 25,674 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 18.83% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.76% for males and 62.3% for females. Of 8,836 workers, 76.92% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 332 57 Agricultural labourers 1,483 277 Household industry workers 1,717 787 Other workers 3,265 918
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 Silao (NP) 229 01395 25,674
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.