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Sasaram 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.
Population 147,408 people
Households 23,866 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.26% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 26.9% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 147,408 77,599 69,809 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 20,232 10,640 9,592 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 102,077 57,006 45,071 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 80.26% 85.14% 74.85% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 10,477 5,512 4,965 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,205 1,158 1,047 Total workersCensus workers 39,656 34,182 5,474 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 26.9% 44.05% 7.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 31,518 28,293 3,225 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 8,138 5,889 2,249 Non-workerspeople 107,752 43,417 64,335
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 23,866 households and 147,408 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.73% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.14% for males and 74.85% for females. Of 39,656 workers, 79.48% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,489 249 Agricultural labourers 2,043 959 Household industry workers 2,686 1,412 Other workers 25,300 5,518
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Sasaram (Nagar Parishad) 234 01471 147,408
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.