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district · Census 2011 · code 125

Banswara 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.
Population1,797,485people
Households367,797PCA households
Literacy rate56.33%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.99%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,797,4851,669,864127,621
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds367,797340,27627,521
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6325,283309,65315,630
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%18.1%18.54%12.25%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males980981964
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6934937869
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+829,343733,93095,413
Literacy rate%56.33%53.96%85.2%
Male literacy rate%69.48%67.7%91%
Female literacy rate%43.06%40.1%79.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople80,09170,7679,324
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,372,9991,358,20814,791
Total workersCensus workers916,574872,18044,394
Work participation rate%50.99%52.23%34.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months542,983504,80338,180
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months373,591367,3776,214
Non-workerspeople880,911797,68483,227

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 401, 402, 403; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 367,797 households and 1,797,485 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 7.1% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.9%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.48% for males and 43.06% for females.
  • Of 916,574 workers, 59.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators371,712174,857
Agricultural labourers56,663142,707
Household industry workers10,9138,905
Other workers103,69547,122

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 800601

Banswara

101,017 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 098875

Partapur

10,758 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800602

Kushalgarh

10,666 people within this district · Town

Census code 098874

Garhi

5,180 people within this district · Census town