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district · Census 2011 · code 077

Jind 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.
Population1,334,152people
Households249,736PCA households
Literacy rate71.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.23%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,334,1521,028,569305,583
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds249,736190,87558,861
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6168,554131,39037,164
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.63%12.77%12.16%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males871868881
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6838839833
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+832,758617,715215,043
Literacy rate%71.44%68.85%80.11%
Male literacy rate%80.81%78.89%87.25%
Female literacy rate%60.76%57.34%72.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople282,351228,80453,547
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers523,422430,16193,261
Work participation rate%39.23%41.82%30.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months385,851306,21079,641
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months137,571123,95113,620
Non-workerspeople810,730598,408212,322

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 251, 252, 253; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 249,736 households and 1,334,152 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 22.9% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.1%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.63% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.81% for males and 60.76% for females.
  • Of 523,422 workers, 73.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators172,68257,705
Agricultural labourers56,64245,429
Household industry workers6,5582,556
Other workers149,96931,881

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 800393

Jind

167,592 people within this district · Town

Census code 800391

Narwana

62,090 people within this district · Town

Census code 800395

Safidon

34,728 people within this district · Town

Census code 800394

Julana

18,755 people within this district · Town

Census code 800392

Uchana

16,815 people within this district · Town

Census code 060260

Bhuran

5,603 people within this district · Town