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district · Census 2011 · code 134

Bijnor population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Uttar Pradesh, 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.
Population3,682,713people
Households633,197PCA households
Literacy rate68.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.54%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,682,7132,757,401925,312
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds633,197478,997154,200
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6564,230428,311135,919
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.32%15.53%14.69%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males917917917
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6883878900
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,135,3931,596,174539,219
Literacy rate%68.48%68.53%68.31%
Male literacy rate%76.56%77.91%72.59%
Female literacy rate%59.72%58.39%63.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople787,444716,44271,002
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,0582,97484
Total workersCensus workers1,088,036827,536260,500
Work participation rate%29.54%30.01%28.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months839,778624,535215,243
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months248,258203,00145,257
Non-workerspeople2,594,6771,929,865664,812

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 431, 432, 433; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 633,197 households and 3,682,713 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 25.13% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.87%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.56% for males and 59.72% for females.
  • Of 1,088,036 workers, 77.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators210,90921,249
Agricultural labourers211,266100,223
Household industry workers36,11916,430
Other workers381,484110,356

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 800668

Nagina

95,246 people within this district · Town

Census code 800665

Bijnor

93,297 people within this district · Town

Census code 800661

Najibabad

88,535 people within this district · Town

Census code 800677

Chandpur

83,441 people within this district · Town

Census code 800671

Sherkot

62,226 people within this district · Town

Census code 800663

Kiratpur

61,946 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800674

Seohara

53,296 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800672

Dhampur

50,997 people within this district · Town

Census code 800673

Nehtaur

47,834 people within this district · Town

Census code 800676

Noorpur

38,806 people within this district · Town

Census code 800670

Afzalgarh

29,101 people within this district · Town

Census code 800675

Sahaspur

24,463 people within this district · Town

Census code 800669

Warhapur

23,456 people within this district · Town

Census code 800660

Sahanpur

21,639 people within this district · Town

Census code 800664

Mandawar

21,078 people within this district · Town

Census code 800666

Jhalu

20,978 people within this district · Town

Census code 800662

Jalalabad

20,360 people within this district · Town

Census code 800667

Haldaur

19,567 people within this district · Town

Census code 112564

Mukrampur Khema

14,089 people within this district · Census town

Census code 113101

Kotwali

11,221 people within this district · Census town

Census code 113993

Alhaipur

9,064 people within this district · Census town

Census code 114483

Basta

8,697 people within this district · Census town

Census code 112563

Rashidpur Garhi

7,870 people within this district · Census town

Census code 112010

Tatarpur Lallu

7,847 people within this district · Census town

Census code 113991

Sadruddin Nagar

3,506 people within this district · Census town