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Ghaziabad 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.
Population 4,681,645 people
Households 850,676 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.07% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.48% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,681,645 1,519,098 3,162,547 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 850,676 248,050 602,626 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 681,231 248,759 432,472 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.55% 16.38% 13.67% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 881 880 882 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 850 854 848 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 3,123,264 922,310 2,200,954 Literacy rate% 78.07% 72.6% 80.62% Male literacy rate% 85.42% 82.83% 86.62% Female literacy rate% 69.79% 61.04% 73.86% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 773,463 287,708 485,755 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,968 572 3,396 Total workersCensus workers 1,520,538 496,077 1,024,461 Work participation rate% 32.48% 32.66% 32.39% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,252,911 385,408 867,503 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 267,627 110,669 156,958 Non-workerspeople 3,161,107 1,023,021 2,138,086
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 850,676 households and 4,681,645 residents. Urban residents made up 67.55% of the population. Rural residents made up 32.45%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.42% for males and 69.79% for females. Of 1,520,538 workers, 82.4% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 139,829 19,039 Agricultural labourers 83,227 40,453 Household industry workers 63,604 20,068 Other workers 966,251 188,067
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 800734 1,648,643 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 800733 516,082 people within this district · Town
Census code 800737 262,983 people within this district · Town
Census code 119761 190,005 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800730 130,325 people within this district · Town
Census code 800732 95,208 people within this district · Town
Census code 800736 83,736 people within this district · Town
Census code 800739 46,077 people within this district · Town
Census code 800735 34,914 people within this district · Town
Census code 119678 19,898 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119759 15,324 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119677 14,332 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800731 12,785 people within this district · Town
Census code 119675 12,350 people within this district · Census town
Census code 120113 11,499 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800728 9,500 people within this district · Town
Census code 800729 9,205 people within this district · Town
Census code 119679 7,569 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119674 7,037 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119671 6,247 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119676 6,170 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119760 5,766 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119672 5,563 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800738 5,452 people within this district · Town
Census code 119673 5,120 people within this district · Census town
Census code 119758 757 people within this district · Census town