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district · Census 2011 · code 081

Bhiwani 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.
Population1,634,445people
Households311,380PCA households
Literacy rate75.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.12%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,634,4451,313,123321,322
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds311,380248,13663,244
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6212,011172,60839,403
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.97%13.14%12.26%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males886886885
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6832835814
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,069,871840,162229,709
Literacy rate%75.21%73.67%81.48%
Male literacy rate%85.65%84.99%88.34%
Female literacy rate%63.54%61%73.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople341,162274,87766,285
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers623,006526,20296,804
Work participation rate%38.12%40.07%30.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months445,675363,95381,722
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months177,331162,24915,082
Non-workerspeople1,011,439786,921224,518

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 263, 264, 265; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 311,380 households and 1,634,445 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 19.66% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.34%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.65% for males and 63.54% for females.
  • Of 623,006 workers, 71.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators210,50278,041
Agricultural labourers52,90550,883
Household industry workers9,3315,524
Other workers172,93742,883

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 800409

Bhiwani

196,057 people within this district · Town

Census code 800412

Charkhi Dadri

56,337 people within this district · Town

Census code 800408

Bawani khera

20,289 people within this district · Town

Census code 800410

Siwani

19,143 people within this district · Town

Census code 061274

Tosham

15,559 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800411

Loharu

13,937 people within this district · Town