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district · Census 2011 · code 239

Jehanabad population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Bihar, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population1,125,313people
Households181,740PCA households
Literacy rate66.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.47%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,125,313990,117135,196
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds181,740159,92021,820
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6198,785178,15120,634
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.66%17.99%15.26%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males922926893
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6922924901
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+618,881531,44187,440
Literacy rate%66.8%65.45%76.33%
Male literacy rate%77.66%76.89%83%
Female literacy rate%55.01%53.1%68.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople222,974203,50919,465
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,2851,111174
Total workersCensus workers365,378328,41236,966
Work participation rate%32.47%33.17%27.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months251,690223,51728,173
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months113,688104,8958,793
Non-workerspeople759,935661,70598,230

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 749, 750, 751; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 181,740 households and 1,125,313 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 12.01% of this area’s population, compared with 87.99% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 17.66% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 77.66% and female literacy was 55.01%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 365,378 Census workers, 68.88% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators70,02616,082
Agricultural labourers109,14670,373
Household industry workers8,8746,201
Other workers63,64421,032

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801413

Jehanabad

103,202 people within this district · Town

Census code 801414

Makhdumpur

31,994 people within this district · Town