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district · Census 2011 · code 152

Shahjahanpur 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.
Population3,006,538people
Households527,501PCA households
Literacy rate59.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.68%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,006,5382,412,446594,092
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds527,501425,057102,444
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6502,625425,78076,845
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.72%17.65%12.93%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males872865900
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6903906885
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,490,9301,156,822334,108
Literacy rate%59.54%58.23%64.59%
Male literacy rate%68.18%67.77%69.79%
Female literacy rate%49.57%47.09%58.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople532,673479,35253,321
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople508251257
Total workersCensus workers892,214719,110173,104
Work participation rate%29.68%29.81%29.14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months699,503560,332139,171
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months192,711158,77833,933
Non-workerspeople2,114,3241,693,336420,988

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 485, 486, 487; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 527,501 households and 3,006,538 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 19.76% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.24%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 68.18% for males and 49.57% for females.
  • Of 892,214 workers, 78.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators321,48423,489
Agricultural labourers175,020100,172
Household industry workers19,50511,636
Other workers183,49457,414

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 800889

Shahjahanpur

329,736 people within this district · Town

Census code 800887

Tilhar

61,444 people within this district · Town

Census code 800892

Jalalabad

38,202 people within this district · Town

Census code 800886

Katra

32,440 people within this district · Town

Census code 800884

Powayan

28,613 people within this district · Town

Census code 800891

Kanth

27,137 people within this district · Town

Census code 800890

Shahjahanpur

18,116 people within this district · Town

Census code 800883

Khutar

17,423 people within this district · Town

Census code 800893

Allahganj

14,755 people within this district · Town

Census code 800885

Khudaganj

14,737 people within this district · Town