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Town · Census 2011 · code 801382

Barh 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.
Population61,470people
Households9,310PCA households
Literacy rate75.55%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople61,47032,82328,647
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,6275,1004,527
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+39,16822,57816,590
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.55%81.44%68.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,5784,5754,003
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople372215
Total workersCensus workers17,15214,5482,604
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.9%44.32%9.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,41712,6411,776
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7351,907828
Non-workerspeople44,31818,27526,043

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7251; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,310 households and 61,470 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.66% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.44% for males and 68.78% for females.
  • Of 17,152 workers, 84.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,120116
Agricultural labourers1,811677
Household industry workers1,052254
Other workers10,4341,688

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
Barh (Nagar Parishad)2300141761,470

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.