Sunday, 8 November 2026

Work and jobs in Nirpur

In Census 2011, 179 of Nirpur's 658 people were workers — a work participation rate of 27.2%. 27.4% of them worked in farming, as cultivators or agricultural labourers.

Who works in what (Census 2011)

Workers by occupation from the Primary Census Abstract. Main workers worked six months or more in the year; marginal workers less.

OccupationMainMarginalTotalShare of workers
Cultivators (own or leased land)140147.8%
Agricultural labourers3413519.6%
Household industry0221.1%
Other workers (services, trade, construction…)1511312871.5%
All workers63116179100%

Work participation rate: 27.2% of the population

Non-workers (children, students, homemakers, pensioners, others): 479

Main: worked 6 months or more in the reference year. Marginal: worked less than 6 months.

Census 2011 — the official record from 2011, not today's situation.

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MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Nalanda district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

These are district-level figures for Nalanda district, not figures for Nirpur.

Households that got work
1,75,502
Person-days of work
77.1 lakh
Average days of work per household
43
Households that completed 100 days
896
Average wage per person-day
₹246
Share of person-days worked by women
54.5%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
23.0%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
0.2%
Active job cards
2,82,607
Job cards issued (all time)
5,91,408
Active workers
3,50,477
Works completed in the year
22,337
Works ongoing
19,651
Spending on natural resource works
62.5%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Reaching work and training (Census 2011)

Distances and transport recorded in the Village Directory.

Open government job notices

Recruitment notices from official sources, grouped by where they apply. Dates and vacancies are as the notice states.

All-India recruitment

All open noticesJobs in Nalanda

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Sources
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Village Amenities, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in

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