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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 801769

Deoghar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population203,123people
Households36,768PCA households
Literacy rate85.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople203,123107,99795,126
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–626,89314,35512,538
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+150,98885,43965,549
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.68%91.24%79.37%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople25,05013,20611,844
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,6521,3051,347
Total workersCensus workers57,74549,8607,885
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.43%46.17%8.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months51,51345,5805,933
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,2324,2801,952
Non-workerspeople145,37858,13787,241

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12623; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 36,768 households and 203,123 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.24% for males and 79.37% for females.
  • Of 57,745 workers, 89.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,407542
Agricultural labourers1,5671,311
Household industry workers2,021779
Other workers46,5183,600

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
Deoghar (M Corp.)35002545203,123

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