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Aligarh 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 3,673,889 people
Households 611,371 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.52% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.97% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,673,889 2,456,698 1,217,191 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 611,371 407,034 204,337 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 574,509 403,098 171,411 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.64% 16.41% 14.08% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 882 877 893 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 877 875 884 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,092,567 1,382,995 709,572 Literacy rate% 67.52% 67.34% 67.85% Male literacy rate% 77.97% 80.11% 73.73% Female literacy rate% 55.68% 52.8% 61.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 755,254 564,827 190,427 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 629 274 355 Total workersCensus workers 1,174,361 815,516 358,845 Work participation rate% 31.97% 33.2% 29.48% Main workersworked at least 6 months 865,799 575,723 290,076 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 308,562 239,793 68,769 Non-workerspeople 2,499,528 1,641,182 858,346
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 611,371 households and 3,673,889 residents. Urban residents made up 33.13% of the population. Rural residents made up 66.87%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.64% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.97% for males and 55.68% for females. Of 1,174,361 workers, 73.73% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 249,281 32,220 Agricultural labourers 149,020 118,177 Household industry workers 49,067 29,499 Other workers 418,431 128,666
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 800768 874,408 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 800765 50,412 people within this district · Town
Census code 800764 35,751 people within this district · Town
Census code 800766 21,146 people within this district · Town
Census code 122718 20,511 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800769 20,238 people within this district · Town
Census code 122716 18,897 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800763 18,387 people within this district · Town
Census code 122713 15,763 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800773 15,478 people within this district · Town
Census code 800767 13,690 people within this district · Town
Census code 122717 13,241 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800770 12,244 people within this district · Town
Census code 122711 11,785 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800771 11,518 people within this district · Town
Census code 122715 9,381 people within this district · Census town
Census code 122710 9,267 people within this district · Census town
Census code 122709 7,791 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800772 7,124 people within this district · Town
Census code 122712 6,920 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800774 6,278 people within this district · Town
Census code 122031 5,886 people within this district · Census town
Census code 122337 5,576 people within this district · Census town
Census code 122714 5,499 people within this district · Census town