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Town · Census 2011 · code 801387

Behea 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.
Population26,707people
Households4,202PCA households
Literacy rate78.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,70713,90812,799
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2972,1882,109
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,52710,0187,509
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.21%85.48%70.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4291,2161,213
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople858442416
Total workersCensus workers6,4925,594898
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.31%40.22%7.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0524,663389
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,440931509
Non-workerspeople20,2158,31411,901

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7290; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,202 households and 26,707 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.48% for males and 70.24% for females.
  • Of 6,492 workers, 77.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators29860
Agricultural labourers339558
Household industry workers526135
Other workers3,889687

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
Behea (NP)2310142726,707

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.