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district · Census 2011 · code 154

Sitapur 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.
Population4,483,992people
Households801,764PCA households
Literacy rate61.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.73%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople4,483,9923,953,208530,784
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds801,764714,65587,109
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6747,558676,00471,554
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.67%17.1%13.48%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males888884915
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6930930922
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,283,7331,952,518331,215
Literacy rate%61.12%59.58%72.12%
Male literacy rate%70.31%69.47%76.44%
Female literacy rate%50.67%48.27%67.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,446,4271,393,57752,850
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,6021,257345
Total workersCensus workers1,422,6021,262,595160,007
Work participation rate%31.73%31.94%30.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,023,642900,223123,419
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months398,960362,37236,588
Non-workerspeople3,061,3902,690,613370,777

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 491, 492, 493; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 801,764 households and 4,483,992 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 11.84% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.16%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.31% for males and 50.67% for females.
  • Of 1,422,602 workers, 71.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators501,12469,973
Agricultural labourers262,453211,101
Household industry workers44,47226,499
Other workers215,59391,387

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 800907

Sitapur

177,234 people within this district · Town

Census code 800909

Laharpur

61,990 people within this district · Town

Census code 800911

Biswan

55,780 people within this district · Town

Census code 800912

Mahmudabad

50,777 people within this district · Town

Census code 800906

Khairabad

48,538 people within this district · Town

Census code 800914

Sidhauli

24,976 people within this district · Town

Census code 800904

Maholi

21,331 people within this district · Town

Census code 800908

Hargaon

20,920 people within this district · Town

Census code 800913

Paintepur

13,917 people within this district · Town

Census code 137766

Naiparapur

10,881 people within this district · Census town