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Town · Census 2011 · code 801415

Arwal 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.
Population51,849people
Households8,453PCA households
Literacy rate75.29%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople51,84927,07724,772
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,1944,7544,440
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,11619,01213,104
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.29%85.17%64.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,5994,9494,650
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople783444
Total workersCensus workers14,32811,6952,633
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.63%43.19%10.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,5659,4911,074
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,7632,2041,559
Non-workerspeople37,52115,38222,139

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7706; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,453 households and 51,849 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.73% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.17% for males and 64.45% for females.
  • Of 14,328 workers, 73.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,370324
Agricultural labourers3,7242,250
Household industry workers204244
Other workers5,267945

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
Arwal (Nagar Parishad)2400154251,849

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