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district · Census 2011 · code 156

Unnao 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.
Population3,108,367people
Households588,533PCA households
Literacy rate66.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.18%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,108,3672,576,721531,646
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds588,533491,10697,427
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6435,915370,94864,967
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.02%14.4%12.22%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males907906911
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6920923903
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,773,5841,423,118350,466
Literacy rate%66.37%64.52%75.1%
Male literacy rate%75.05%74.04%79.87%
Female literacy rate%56.76%53.97%69.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople948,588873,57275,016
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,9262,415511
Total workersCensus workers1,124,744960,503164,241
Work participation rate%36.18%37.28%30.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months761,831638,510123,321
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months362,913321,99340,920
Non-workerspeople1,983,6231,616,218367,405

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 497, 498, 499; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 588,533 households and 3,108,367 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 17.1% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.9%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.05% for males and 56.76% for females.
  • Of 1,124,744 workers, 67.73% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators367,74982,374
Agricultural labourers156,955175,708
Household industry workers28,95420,289
Other workers208,17384,542

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 800940

Unnao

177,658 people within this district · Town

Census code 800941

Gangaghat

84,072 people within this district · Town

Census code 800929

Bangarmau

44,204 people within this district · Town

Census code 800932

Safipur

25,688 people within this district · Town

Census code 800942

Purwa

24,467 people within this district · Town

Census code 800943

Maurawan

15,484 people within this district · Town

Census code 800937

Mohan

15,071 people within this district · Town

Census code 800939

Nawabganj

11,545 people within this district · Town

Census code 800928

Ganj Muradabad

10,957 people within this district · Town

Census code 800936

Rasulabad

7,928 people within this district · Town

Census code 142394

Achalganj

7,748 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800935

Hyderabad

7,697 people within this district · Town

Census code 800938

Nyotini

7,577 people within this district · Town

Census code 800945

Bhagwant Nagar

6,995 people within this district · Town

Census code 800933

Kursath

6,770 people within this district · Town

Census code 800944

Bighapur

6,501 people within this district · Town

Census code 800934

Auras

6,466 people within this district · Town

Census code 800931

Ugu

6,318 people within this district · Town