Population19,00,661Saharsa
Males9,97,174
Females9,03,487
Workers6,49,898
Literate8,04,996
Population Overview
Total population19,00,661
Males9,97,174
Females9,03,487
Sex ratio906per 1,000 males
Households3,68,979
Literacy
Literate8,04,996
Literate males5,06,374
Literate females2,98,622
Literacy %42.4%
Illiterate10,95,665
Illiterate males4,90,800
Illiterate females6,04,865
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,87,479
Boys 0–62,00,497
Girls 0–61,86,982
Child %20.4%
SC / ST
SC population3,17,249
SC males1,64,518
SC females1,52,731
SC %16.7%
ST population6,009
ST males3,101
ST females2,908
ST %0.3%
Workers — Total
Total workers6,49,898
Worker males4,56,724
Worker females1,93,174
Work participation %34.2%
Non-workers12,50,763
Non-worker males5,40,450
Non-worker females7,10,313
Workers — Main
Main workers3,63,326
Main males2,96,934
Main females66,392
Cultivators1,18,840
Cultivator males1,03,586
Cultivator females15,254
Agri labourers1,55,772
Agri labourer males1,18,188
Agri labourer females37,584
Household industry8,365
HH industry males5,584
HH industry females2,781
Other workers80,349
Other males69,576
Other females10,773
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,86,572
Marginal males1,59,790
Marginal females1,26,782
Marg. cultivators45,760
Marg. agri labourers2,01,061
Marg. HH industry10,286
Marg. other29,465
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males24,752
Marg. cultivator females21,008
Marg. agri lab. males1,10,264
Marg. agri lab. females90,797
Marg. HH industry males4,044
Marg. HH industry females6,242
Marg. other males20,730
Marg. other females8,735
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,35,489
3–6 mo males1,38,119
3–6 mo females97,370
3–6 mo cultivators38,091
3–6 mo cult. males21,678
3–6 mo cult. females16,413
3–6 mo agri lab.1,64,780
3–6 mo agri lab. males95,203
3–6 mo agri lab. females69,577
3–6 mo HH industry7,517
3–6 mo HH ind. males3,143
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,374
3–6 mo other25,101
3–6 mo other males18,095
3–6 mo other females7,006
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers51,083
0–3 mo males21,671
0–3 mo females29,412
0–3 mo cultivators7,669
0–3 mo cult. males3,074
0–3 mo cult. females4,595
0–3 mo agri lab.36,281
0–3 mo agri lab. males15,061
0–3 mo agri lab. females21,220
0–3 mo HH industry2,769
0–3 mo HH ind. males901
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,868
0–3 mo other4,364
0–3 mo other males2,635
0–3 mo other females1,729