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Barmer 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 2,603,751 people
Households 451,629 PCA households
Literacy rate 56.53% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.18% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,603,751 2,421,914 181,837 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 451,629 418,990 32,639 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 501,522 475,218 26,304 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 19.26% 19.62% 14.47% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 902 902 899 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 904 905 896 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,188,322 1,066,665 121,657 Literacy rate% 56.53% 54.79% 78.22% Male literacy rate% 70.86% 69.44% 88.63% Female literacy rate% 40.63% 38.55% 66.64% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 436,414 408,568 27,846 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 176,257 172,185 4,072 Total workersCensus workers 1,202,482 1,147,364 55,118 Work participation rate% 46.18% 47.37% 30.31% Main workersworked at least 6 months 741,367 690,877 50,490 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 461,115 456,487 4,628 Non-workerspeople 1,401,269 1,274,550 126,719
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 451,629 households and 2,603,751 residents. Urban residents made up 6.98% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.02%. Children aged 0–6 made up 19.26% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.86% for males and 40.63% for females. Of 1,202,482 workers, 61.65% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 459,715 294,545 Agricultural labourers 50,355 82,341 Household industry workers 17,364 13,201 Other workers 213,933 71,028
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 800550 96,225 people within this district · Town
Census code 800549 74,496 people within this district · Town
Census code 088172 6,513 people within this district · Census town
Census code 088468 4,603 people within this district · Census town