Population32,64,619Purnia
Males16,99,370
Females15,65,249
Workers11,43,318
Literate13,32,326
Population Overview
Total population32,64,619
Males16,99,370
Females15,65,249
Sex ratio921per 1,000 males
Households6,47,777
Literacy
Literate13,32,326
Literate males8,05,261
Literate females5,27,065
Literacy %40.8%
Illiterate19,32,293
Illiterate males8,94,109
Illiterate females10,38,184
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–66,56,510
Boys 0–63,35,955
Girls 0–63,20,555
Child %20.1%
SC / ST
SC population3,90,991
SC males2,03,201
SC females1,87,790
SC %12%
ST population1,39,490
ST males71,391
ST females68,099
ST %4.3%
Workers — Total
Total workers11,43,318
Worker males8,03,275
Worker females3,40,043
Work participation %35%
Non-workers21,21,301
Non-worker males8,96,095
Non-worker females12,25,206
Workers — Main
Main workers7,76,385
Main males6,00,719
Main females1,75,666
Cultivators1,60,724
Cultivator males1,37,994
Cultivator females22,730
Agri labourers4,74,573
Agri labourer males3,51,814
Agri labourer females1,22,759
Household industry15,717
HH industry males9,339
HH industry females6,378
Other workers1,25,371
Other males1,01,572
Other females23,799
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers3,66,933
Marginal males2,02,556
Marginal females1,64,377
Marg. cultivators36,700
Marg. agri labourers2,70,442
Marg. HH industry13,123
Marg. other46,668
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males20,438
Marg. cultivator females16,262
Marg. agri lab. males1,49,616
Marg. agri lab. females1,20,826
Marg. HH industry males4,811
Marg. HH industry females8,312
Marg. other males27,691
Marg. other females18,977
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers3,02,977
3–6 mo males1,72,996
3–6 mo females1,29,981
3–6 mo cultivators30,369
3–6 mo cult. males17,194
3–6 mo cult. females13,175
3–6 mo agri lab.2,22,729
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,27,731
3–6 mo agri lab. females94,998
3–6 mo HH industry9,669
3–6 mo HH ind. males3,758
3–6 mo HH ind. females5,911
3–6 mo other40,210
3–6 mo other males24,313
3–6 mo other females15,897
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers63,956
0–3 mo males29,560
0–3 mo females34,396
0–3 mo cultivators6,331
0–3 mo cult. males3,244
0–3 mo cult. females3,087
0–3 mo agri lab.47,713
0–3 mo agri lab. males21,885
0–3 mo agri lab. females25,828
0–3 mo HH industry3,454
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,053
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,401
0–3 mo other6,458
0–3 mo other males3,378
0–3 mo other females3,080