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Town · Census 2011 · code 801375

Bihta 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.
Population47,549people
Households8,039PCA households
Literacy rate74.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople47,54924,82322,726
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,6944,0853,609
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+29,71417,25012,464
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.56%83.18%65.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,9414,6504,291
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1307159
Total workersCensus workers13,63811,3082,330
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.68%45.55%10.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,5098,4491,060
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1292,8591,270
Non-workerspeople33,91113,51520,396

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7201; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,039 households and 47,549 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.18% for males and 65.2% for females.
  • Of 13,638 workers, 69.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,054324
Agricultural labourers2,8812,490
Household industry workers330171
Other workers5,2441,144

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
Bihta (NP)2300140347,549

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.