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Hisar 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 1,743,931 people
Households 335,608 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.89% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.66% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,743,931 1,190,443 553,488 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 335,608 225,651 109,957 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 215,167 150,650 64,517 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.34% 12.65% 11.66% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 872 877 861 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 851 855 843 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,114,311 714,796 399,515 Literacy rate% 72.89% 68.74% 81.71% Male literacy rate% 82.2% 79.4% 88.09% Female literacy rate% 62.25% 56.64% 74.3% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 408,785 302,577 106,208 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 691,621 507,084 184,537 Work participation rate% 39.66% 42.6% 33.34% Main workersworked at least 6 months 531,227 373,906 157,321 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 160,394 133,178 27,216 Non-workerspeople 1,052,310 683,359 368,951
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 335,608 households and 1,743,931 residents. Urban residents made up 31.74% of the population. Rural residents made up 68.26%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.34% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.2% for males and 62.25% for females. Of 691,621 workers, 76.81% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 206,179 54,941 Agricultural labourers 86,056 58,157 Household industry workers 12,753 3,344 Other workers 226,239 43,952
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 800405 307,024 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800407 86,770 people within this district · Town
Census code 800404 43,384 people within this district · Town
Census code 061015 25,847 people within this district · Town
Census code 060865 25,531 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800406 17,242 people within this district · Town
Census code 061014 13,219 people within this district · Census town
Census code 061018 11,932 people within this district · Town
Census code 061017 10,932 people within this district · Town
Census code 061019 6,039 people within this district · Town
Census code 061016 5,568 people within this district · Town