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district · Census 2011 · code 120

Tonk 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.
Population1,421,326people
Households266,870PCA households
Literacy rate61.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.67%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,421,3261,103,603317,723
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds266,870212,12654,744
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6204,038161,18742,851
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.36%14.61%13.49%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males952943985
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6892897872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+749,659546,702202,957
Literacy rate%61.58%58.01%73.84%
Male literacy rate%77.12%75.46%82.94%
Female literacy rate%45.45%39.66%64.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople287,903235,97551,928
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople178,207173,9484,259
Total workersCensus workers649,161543,041106,120
Work participation rate%45.67%49.21%33.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months495,797404,37991,418
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months153,364138,66214,702
Non-workerspeople772,165560,562211,603

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 386, 387, 388; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 266,870 households and 1,421,326 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 22.35% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.65%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.12% for males and 45.45% for females.
  • Of 649,161 workers, 76.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators273,51352,570
Agricultural labourers54,87558,551
Household industry workers12,0843,920
Other workers155,32538,323

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 800578

Tonk

165,294 people within this district · Town

Census code 800577

Niwai

37,765 people within this district · Town

Census code 800576

Malpura

36,028 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800579

Todaraisingh

23,559 people within this district · Town

Census code 800580

Deoli

22,065 people within this district · Town

Census code 092991

Banasthali

12,835 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800581

Uniara

12,551 people within this district · Town

Census code 093680

Aligarh

7,626 people within this district · Census town