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Town · Census 2011 · code 801386

Koilwar 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.
Population17,725people
Households2,893PCA households
Literacy rate70.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.19%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,7259,3828,343
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8991,4671,432
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,4016,2124,189
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.15%78.48%60.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9851,042943
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople301812
Total workersCensus workers4,6434,067576
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.19%43.35%6.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,7463,311435
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months897756141
Non-workerspeople13,0825,3157,767

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7280; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,893 households and 17,725 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.48% for males and 60.61% for females.
  • Of 4,643 workers, 80.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18611
Agricultural labourers224168
Household industry workers19841
Other workers3,138677

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
Koilwar (NP)2310142417,725

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.