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Karnal 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 1,505,324 people
Households 292,084 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.73% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.28% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,505,324 1,050,514 454,810 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 292,084 198,594 93,490 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 196,610 142,691 53,919 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.06% 13.58% 11.86% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 887 886 890 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 824 829 810 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 978,013 647,883 330,130 Literacy rate% 74.73% 71.37% 82.35% Male literacy rate% 81.82% 79.5% 87.1% Female literacy rate% 66.82% 62.28% 77.07% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 339,604 259,520 80,084 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 516,062 363,114 152,948 Work participation rate% 34.28% 34.57% 33.63% Main workersworked at least 6 months 411,533 279,139 132,394 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 104,529 83,975 20,554 Non-workerspeople 989,262 687,400 301,862
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 292,084 households and 1,505,324 residents. Urban residents made up 30.21% of the population. Rural residents made up 69.79%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.06% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.82% for males and 66.82% for females. Of 516,062 workers, 79.74% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 101,588 10,700 Agricultural labourers 82,915 50,808 Household industry workers 11,953 3,358 Other workers 215,077 39,663
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 800381 302,140 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800384 37,816 people within this district · Town
Census code 800383 27,125 people within this district · Town
Census code 800379 25,944 people within this district · Town
Census code 800378 17,938 people within this district · Town
Census code 800380 17,487 people within this district · Town
Census code 800382 17,438 people within this district · Town
Census code 059310 8,922 people within this district · Census town