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Jhajjar 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 958,405 people
Households 185,334 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.65% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.07% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 958,405 715,066 243,339 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 185,334 136,503 48,831 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 120,051 89,704 30,347 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.53% 12.54% 12.47% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 862 861 865 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 782 778 794 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 676,091 496,455 179,636 Literacy rate% 80.65% 79.39% 84.34% Male literacy rate% 89.31% 88.94% 90.41% Female literacy rate% 70.73% 68.46% 77.41% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 170,448 130,913 39,535 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 326,534 253,833 72,701 Work participation rate% 34.07% 35.5% 29.88% Main workersworked at least 6 months 246,457 182,688 63,769 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 80,077 71,145 8,932 Non-workerspeople 631,871 461,233 170,638
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 185,334 households and 958,405 residents. Urban residents made up 25.39% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.61%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.53% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.31% for males and 70.73% for females. Of 326,534 workers, 75.48% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 86,313 26,076 Agricultural labourers 19,433 25,412 Household industry workers 6,520 2,734 Other workers 134,191 25,855
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 800418 170,767 people within this district · Town
Census code 800419 48,424 people within this district · Town
Census code 800417 15,934 people within this district · Town
Census code 061808 6,905 people within this district · Census town
Census code 061910 1,309 people within this district · Town