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district · Census 2011 · code 129

Jhalawar 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.
Population1,411,129people
Households283,295PCA households
Literacy rate61.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.61%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,411,1291,181,838229,291
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds283,295237,70245,593
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6208,205177,36730,838
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.75%15.01%13.45%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males946949933
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6912916888
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+739,792578,866160,926
Literacy rate%61.5%57.63%81.09%
Male literacy rate%75.75%73.01%89.54%
Female literacy rate%46.53%41.51%72.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople243,582205,76437,818
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople182,229171,82810,401
Total workersCensus workers685,950611,62274,328
Work participation rate%48.61%51.75%32.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months475,653411,45564,198
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months210,297200,16710,130
Non-workerspeople725,179570,216154,963

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 413, 414, 415; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 283,295 households and 1,411,129 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 16.25% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.75%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.75% for males and 46.53% for females.
  • Of 685,950 workers, 69.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators260,96667,748
Agricultural labourers96,128113,644
Household industry workers7,4143,785
Other workers111,14525,120

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 800617

Jhalawar

66,919 people within this district · Town

Census code 800620

Bhawani Mandi

42,283 people within this district · Town

Census code 800618

Jhalrapatan

37,506 people within this district · Town

Census code 800619

Aklera

26,240 people within this district · Town

Census code 103985

Khanpur

13,848 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800621

Pirawa

12,807 people within this district · Town

Census code 104837

Manoharthana

11,292 people within this district · Census town

Census code 104376

Bakani

9,812 people within this district · Census town