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Ambala population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Haryana, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 1,128,350 people
Households 224,334 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.75% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.98% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,128,350 627,576 500,774 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 224,334 117,702 106,632 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 127,689 74,425 53,264 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.32% 11.86% 10.64% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 885 892 876 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 810 795 832 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 818,025 426,642 391,383 Literacy rate% 81.75% 77.13% 87.46% Male literacy rate% 87.34% 84.17% 91.21% Female literacy rate% 75.5% 69.36% 83.2% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 296,246 208,224 88,022 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 372,139 195,846 176,293 Work participation rate% 32.98% 31.21% 35.2% Main workersworked at least 6 months 319,475 163,089 156,386 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 52,664 32,757 19,907 Non-workerspeople 756,211 431,730 324,481
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 224,334 households and 1,128,350 residents. Urban residents made up 44.38% of the population. Rural residents made up 55.62%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.32% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.34% for males and 75.5% for females. Of 372,139 workers, 85.85% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 49,924 2,947 Agricultural labourers 41,122 16,171 Household industry workers 13,479 2,274 Other workers 214,950 31,272
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
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Census code 800367 104,974 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800366 55,370 people within this district · Town
Census code 057509 26,412 people within this district · Census town
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Census code 057652 21,545 people within this district · Town
Census code 057512 18,662 people within this district · Census town
Census code 057510 14,397 people within this district · Town
Census code 057507 8,482 people within this district · Town
Census code 057651 8,100 people within this district · Town
Census code 057513 6,035 people within this district · Town
Census code 057508 5,658 people within this district · Town
Census code 057511 5,024 people within this district · Town
Census code 057342 4,884 people within this district · Town
Census code 057341 3,246 people within this district · Town