 Of the population 11 years and above, 47.8% are literate and 52.2% are nonliterate.The proportion of literate males is higher (57.6 %) than that of females (39.3%) 

Agriculture is the dominant occupation of the people of the municipality, accounting for about 47.0 percent of the total occupation in the municipality.The major crops grown are millet, sorghum, maize, rice, groundnuts, leafy vegetables, pepper, watermelon, and onion.