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Ganganagar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Rajasthan, 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 1,969,168 people
Households 387,511 PCA households
Literacy rate 69.64% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.35% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,969,168 1,433,736 535,432 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 387,511 278,926 108,585 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 255,475 192,461 63,014 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.97% 13.42% 11.77% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 887 891 878 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 854 859 842 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,193,343 821,372 371,971 Literacy rate% 69.64% 66.17% 78.74% Male literacy rate% 78.5% 75.9% 85.3% Female literacy rate% 59.7% 55.31% 71.31% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 720,412 598,772 121,640 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 13,477 2,989 10,488 Total workersCensus workers 912,672 727,092 185,580 Work participation rate% 46.35% 50.71% 34.66% Main workersworked at least 6 months 680,563 514,731 165,832 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 232,109 212,361 19,748 Non-workerspeople 1,056,496 706,644 349,852
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 387,511 households and 1,969,168 residents. Urban residents made up 27.19% of the population. Rural residents made up 72.81%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.97% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.5% for males and 59.7% for females. Of 912,672 workers, 74.57% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 212,811 55,486 Agricultural labourers 147,697 82,741 Household industry workers 9,736 4,054 Other workers 310,319 89,828
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 800446 237,780 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800453 70,536 people within this district · Town
Census code 800451 30,877 people within this district · Town
Census code 800450 28,330 people within this district · Town
Census code 800447 24,980 people within this district · Town
Census code 800445 21,297 people within this district · Town
Census code 800452 18,425 people within this district · Town
Census code 800449 18,420 people within this district · Town
Census code 800444 14,010 people within this district · Town
Census code 064639 12,134 people within this district · Census town
Census code 066364 11,675 people within this district · Census town
Census code 066362 11,667 people within this district · Census town
Census code 064852 11,361 people within this district · Town
Census code 800448 9,995 people within this district · Town
Census code 066641 7,297 people within this district · Census town
Census code 066363 6,648 people within this district · Census town