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Kurukshetra 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 964,655 people
Households 188,143 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.31% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.91% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 964,655 685,430 279,225 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 188,143 130,824 57,319 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 116,957 86,773 30,184 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.12% 12.66% 10.81% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 888 899 862 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 818 818 820 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 646,893 437,671 209,222 Literacy rate% 76.31% 73.11% 84.01% Male literacy rate% 83.02% 80.85% 88.13% Female literacy rate% 68.84% 64.61% 79.26% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 215,128 173,560 41,568 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 336,780 247,273 89,507 Work participation rate% 34.91% 36.08% 32.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 285,904 203,388 82,516 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 50,876 43,885 6,991 Non-workerspeople 627,875 438,157 189,718
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 188,143 households and 964,655 residents. Urban residents made up 28.95% of the population. Rural residents made up 71.05%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.02% for males and 68.84% for females. Of 336,780 workers, 84.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 64,853 4,055 Agricultural labourers 61,286 24,604 Household industry workers 5,170 1,556 Other workers 154,595 20,661
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.
Census code 800372 155,152 people within this district · Town
Census code 800370 42,607 people within this district · Town
Census code 800371 38,853 people within this district · Town
Census code 800373 28,887 people within this district · Town
Census code 058472 13,726 people within this district · Town