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Town · Census 2011 · code 801772

Sahibganj 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.
Population88,214people
Households17,076PCA households
Literacy rate79.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople88,21446,44941,765
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,2626,3755,887
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+60,16434,05326,111
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.21%84.98%72.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,1055,8485,257
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,3062,6882,618
Total workersCensus workers25,44320,9894,454
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.84%45.19%10.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,49817,6372,861
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,9453,3521,593
Non-workerspeople62,77125,46037,311

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 12691; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 17,076 households and 88,214 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.98% for males and 72.78% for females.
  • Of 25,443 workers, 80.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators977158
Agricultural labourers1,638788
Household industry workers934375
Other workers16,9493,624

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
Sahibganj (Nagar Parishad)3520256488,214

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.