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Jhajha 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 40,646 people
Households 7,223 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.91% % 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 40,646 21,406 19,240 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,736 2,936 2,800 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 27,624 16,137 11,487 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 79.13% 87.37% 69.87% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,549 2,874 2,675 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 398 191 207 Total workersCensus workers 13,785 9,971 3,814 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.91% 46.58% 19.82% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,575 7,879 2,696 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,210 2,092 1,118 Non-workerspeople 26,861 11,435 15,426
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 7,223 households and 40,646 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.11% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.37% for males and 69.87% for females. Of 13,785 workers, 76.71% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 348 50 Agricultural labourers 1,070 760 Household industry workers 1,328 344 Other workers 7,829 2,056
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 Jhajha (NP) 238 01530 40,646
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.