Literate7,45,056Kishanganj
Literate males4,39,921
Literate females3,05,135
Illiterate9,45,344
Literacy %44.1%
Population16,90,400
Literacy
Literate7,45,056
Literate males4,39,921
Literate females3,05,135
Literacy %44.1%
Illiterate9,45,344
Illiterate males4,27,049
Illiterate females5,18,295
Population Overview
Total population16,90,400
Males8,66,970
Females8,23,430
Sex ratio950per 1,000 males
Households3,38,445
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,46,904
Boys 0–61,75,962
Girls 0–61,70,942
Child %20.5%
SC / ST
SC population1,13,118
SC males57,964
SC females55,154
SC %6.7%
ST population64,224
ST males32,506
ST females31,718
ST %3.8%
Workers — Total
Total workers5,29,064
Worker males4,21,192
Worker females1,07,872
Work participation %31.3%
Non-workers11,61,336
Non-worker males4,45,778
Non-worker females7,15,558
Workers — Main
Main workers3,84,416
Main males3,34,500
Main females49,916
Cultivators90,347
Cultivator males84,261
Cultivator females6,086
Agri labourers2,20,301
Agri labourer males1,91,135
Agri labourer females29,166
Household industry5,832
HH industry males3,725
HH industry females2,107
Other workers67,936
Other males55,379
Other females12,557
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,44,648
Marginal males86,692
Marginal females57,956
Marg. cultivators17,515
Marg. agri labourers1,01,566
Marg. HH industry5,801
Marg. other19,766
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males10,549
Marg. cultivator females6,966
Marg. agri lab. males63,678
Marg. agri lab. females37,888
Marg. HH industry males1,708
Marg. HH industry females4,093
Marg. other males10,757
Marg. other females9,009
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,18,593
3–6 mo males75,612
3–6 mo females42,981
3–6 mo cultivators13,811
3–6 mo cult. males8,977
3–6 mo cult. females4,834
3–6 mo agri lab.84,905
3–6 mo agri lab. males55,988
3–6 mo agri lab. females28,917
3–6 mo HH industry3,676
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,180
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,496
3–6 mo other16,201
3–6 mo other males9,467
3–6 mo other females6,734
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers26,055
0–3 mo males11,080
0–3 mo females14,975
0–3 mo cultivators3,704
0–3 mo cult. males1,572
0–3 mo cult. females2,132
0–3 mo agri lab.16,661
0–3 mo agri lab. males7,690
0–3 mo agri lab. females8,971
0–3 mo HH industry2,125
0–3 mo HH ind. males528
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,597
0–3 mo other3,565
0–3 mo other males1,290
0–3 mo other females2,275