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district · Census 2011 · code 127

Kota 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.
Population1,951,014people
Households396,501PCA households
Literacy rate76.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.38%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,951,014774,4101,176,604
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds396,501151,351245,150
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6255,056108,851146,205
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.07%14.06%12.43%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males911930898
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6899910890
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,298,345456,380841,965
Literacy rate%76.56%68.57%81.71%
Male literacy rate%86.31%82.21%88.91%
Female literacy rate%65.87%53.95%73.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople405,408181,857223,551
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople183,816126,72557,091
Total workersCensus workers748,811357,320391,491
Work participation rate%38.38%46.14%33.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months577,548231,253346,295
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months171,263126,06745,196
Non-workerspeople1,202,203417,090785,113

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 407, 408, 409; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 396,501 households and 1,951,014 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 60.31% of the population. Rural residents made up 39.69%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.31% for males and 65.87% for females.
  • Of 748,811 workers, 77.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators114,30825,954
Agricultural labourers58,08876,904
Household industry workers19,5915,534
Other workers385,56162,871

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 800609

Kota

1,001,694 people within this district · Municipal corporation

Census code 800611

Ramganj Mandi

41,328 people within this district · Town

Census code 800610

Kaithoon

24,260 people within this district · Town

Census code 102334

Suket

22,319 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800612

Sangod

21,846 people within this district · Town

Census code 102333

Satalkheri

15,617 people within this district · Census town

Census code 102331

Khairabad

11,993 people within this district · Census town

Census code 102329

Chechat

11,690 people within this district · Census town

Census code 102332

Udpura

10,051 people within this district · Census town

Census code 102330

Modak

9,204 people within this district · Census town

Census code 102335

Kumbhkot

6,602 people within this district · Census town