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Town · Census 2011 · code 801389

Piro 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.
Population33,785people
Households5,033PCA households
Literacy rate71.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.32%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople33,78517,79815,987
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,3382,7642,574
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,34811,7908,558
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.53%78.42%63.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9481,5641,384
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople301515
Total workersCensus workers8,2187,421797
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.32%41.7%4.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,3804,994386
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8382,427411
Non-workerspeople25,56710,37715,190

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7298; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,033 households and 33,785 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.42% for males and 63.8% for females.
  • Of 8,218 workers, 65.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators16260
Agricultural labourers974790
Household industry workers674216
Other workers3,5701,772

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
Piro (NP)2310142933,785

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.