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Sonipat 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 1,450,001 people
Households 277,726 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.12% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.08% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,450,001 996,637 453,364 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 277,726 187,552 90,174 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 188,262 132,007 56,255 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.98% 13.25% 12.41% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 856 850 869 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 798 800 794 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 998,316 665,141 333,175 Literacy rate% 79.12% 76.93% 83.9% Male literacy rate% 87.18% 85.97% 89.86% Female literacy rate% 69.8% 66.39% 77.13% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 269,935 192,682 77,253 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 523,179 376,188 146,991 Work participation rate% 36.08% 37.75% 32.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 396,763 271,676 125,087 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 126,416 104,512 21,904 Non-workerspeople 926,822 620,449 306,373
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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 277,726 households and 1,450,001 residents. Urban residents made up 31.27% of the population. Rural residents made up 68.73%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.98% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.18% for males and 69.8% for females. Of 523,179 workers, 75.84% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 110,262 32,082 Agricultural labourers 54,040 47,693 Household industry workers 12,405 5,779 Other workers 220,056 40,862
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 800389 289,333 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800387 65,708 people within this district · Town
Census code 800388 35,603 people within this district · Town
Census code 800390 25,051 people within this district · Town
Census code 059908 21,633 people within this district · Town
Census code 059907 6,938 people within this district · Town
Census code 059906 5,406 people within this district · Town
Census code 059905 3,692 people within this district · Town