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Town · Census 2011 · code 801409

Hisua 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.
Population32,585people
Households5,096PCA households
Literacy rate71.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople32,58516,98715,598
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,5042,8662,638
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,36111,0118,350
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.49%77.98%64.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,1783,1453,033
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople954
Total workersCensus workers8,6327,4051,227
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.49%43.59%7.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,7026,072630
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9301,333597
Non-workerspeople23,9539,58214,371

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7622; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,096 households and 32,585 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.89% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.98% for males and 64.43% for females.
  • Of 8,632 workers, 77.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators63480
Agricultural labourers1,0541,032
Household industry workers460131
Other workers4,554687

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
Hisua (NP)2370152032,585

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.