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Bikaner 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 2,363,937 people
Households 384,944 PCA households
Literacy rate 65.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.72% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,363,937 1,563,553 800,384 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 384,944 244,971 139,973 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 400,554 292,132 108,422 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.94% 18.68% 13.55% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 905 903 909 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 908 909 906 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,278,801 739,204 539,597 Literacy rate% 65.13% 58.14% 77.98% Male literacy rate% 75.9% 70.61% 85.66% Female literacy rate% 53.23% 44.32% 69.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 493,646 397,781 95,865 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 7,779 3,782 3,997 Total workersCensus workers 986,208 732,055 254,153 Work participation rate% 41.72% 46.82% 31.75% Main workersworked at least 6 months 752,768 525,884 226,884 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 233,440 206,171 27,269 Non-workerspeople 1,377,729 831,498 546,231
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 384,944 households and 2,363,937 residents. Urban residents made up 33.86% of the population. Rural residents made up 66.14%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.9% for males and 53.23% for females. Of 986,208 workers, 76.33% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 375,128 124,095 Agricultural labourers 54,270 49,563 Household industry workers 19,514 6,730 Other workers 303,856 53,052
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 800460 644,406 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 800462 62,699 people within this district · Town
Census code 800463 53,294 people within this district · Town
Census code 800461 18,470 people within this district · Town
Census code 069776 11,831 people within this district · Census town
Census code 069573 9,684 people within this district · Census town