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Town · Census 2011 · code 801383

Mokameh 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.
Population60,678people
Households9,742PCA households
Literacy rate72.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople60,67832,27728,401
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,9954,8134,182
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+37,61922,07815,541
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.79%80.39%64.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,3945,5194,875
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1025151
Total workersCensus workers16,81714,4482,369
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.72%44.76%8.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,62111,3631,258
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1963,0851,111
Non-workerspeople43,86117,82926,032

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7262; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,742 households and 60,678 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.39% for males and 64.17% for females.
  • Of 16,817 workers, 75.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,891155
Agricultural labourers2,6302,175
Household industry workers418179
Other workers7,6821,687

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
Mokameh (Nagar Parishad)2300142060,678

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