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Town · Census 2011 · code 801396

Nokha 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.
Population27,302people
Households4,381PCA households
Literacy rate75.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.46%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,30214,39412,908
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6922,4712,221
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,11310,0557,058
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.69%84.33%66.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4531,7791,674
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople541
Total workersCensus workers7,2246,475749
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.46%44.98%5.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,0775,724353
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,147751396
Non-workerspeople20,0787,91912,159

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7428; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,381 households and 27,302 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.33% for males and 66.04% for females.
  • Of 7,224 workers, 84.12% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators72847
Agricultural labourers985303
Household industry workers53597
Other workers3,829700

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
Nokha (NP)2340146627,302

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.