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Faridabad 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 1,809,733 people
Households 358,919 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.7% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.01% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,809,733 370,878 1,438,855 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 358,919 63,366 295,553 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 251,955 60,653 191,302 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.92% 16.35% 13.3% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 873 872 873 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 843 834 847 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,272,739 227,022 1,045,717 Literacy rate% 81.7% 73.18% 83.82% Male literacy rate% 88.61% 84.66% 89.59% Female literacy rate% 73.84% 60.13% 77.25% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 223,799 71,464 152,335 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 579,229 106,758 472,471 Work participation rate% 32.01% 28.79% 32.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 495,316 84,456 410,860 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 83,913 22,302 61,611 Non-workerspeople 1,230,504 264,120 966,384
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 358,919 households and 1,809,733 residents. Urban residents made up 79.51% of the population. Rural residents made up 20.49%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.92% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.61% for males and 73.84% for females. Of 579,229 workers, 85.51% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 23,654 4,051 Agricultural labourers 19,382 9,906 Household industry workers 27,869 4,417 Other workers 424,411 65,539
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 800436 1,414,050 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 063498 20,514 people within this district · Census town
Census code 063583 4,291 people within this district · Town