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Town · Census 2011 · code 801400

Rafiganj 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.
Population35,536people
Households5,389PCA households
Literacy rate80.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.32%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,53618,65216,884
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9293,0042,925
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,73613,50410,232
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.17%86.3%73.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9982,0761,922
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople241410
Total workersCensus workers10,0658,0042,061
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.32%42.91%12.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,4366,1631,273
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6291,841788
Non-workerspeople25,47110,64814,823

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7479; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,389 households and 35,536 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.3% for males and 73.3% for females.
  • Of 10,065 workers, 73.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators34546
Agricultural labourers493970
Household industry workers681260
Other workers5,9171,353

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
Rafiganj (NP)2350147935,536

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.