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Town · Census 2011 · code 801371

Dinapur Cantonment 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.
Population28,723people
Households4,590PCA households
Literacy rate84.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.47%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,72316,09912,624
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4971,8501,647
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,34712,7128,635
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.62%89.21%78.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,9642,6342,330
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople39135338
Total workersCensus workers9,6148,5001,114
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.47%52.8%8.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3217,539782
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,293961332
Non-workerspeople19,1097,59911,510

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7180; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,590 households and 28,723 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.21% for males and 78.66% for females.
  • Of 9,614 workers, 86.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators16625
Agricultural labourers156146
Household industry workers349114
Other workers7,6501,008

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
Dinapur Cantonment (CB)2300139928,723

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.