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Lucknow 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 4,589,838 people
Households 860,703 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.29% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.61% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,589,838 1,550,842 3,038,996 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 860,703 283,193 577,510 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 543,641 222,592 321,049 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.84% 14.35% 10.56% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 917 906 923 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 915 928 905 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 3,127,260 900,857 2,226,403 Literacy rate% 77.29% 67.82% 81.91% Male literacy rate% 82.56% 76.42% 85.6% Female literacy rate% 71.54% 58.29% 77.93% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 948,294 597,272 351,022 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 7,506 1,008 6,498 Total workersCensus workers 1,542,806 522,160 1,020,646 Work participation rate% 33.61% 33.67% 33.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,152,285 336,353 815,932 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 390,521 185,807 204,714 Non-workerspeople 3,047,032 1,028,682 2,018,350
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 860,703 households and 4,589,838 residents. Urban residents made up 66.21% of the population. Rural residents made up 33.79%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.56% for males and 71.54% for females. Of 1,542,806 workers, 74.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 136,454 39,124 Agricultural labourers 102,508 100,521 Household industry workers 70,070 29,793 Other workers 843,253 221,083
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 800951 2,817,105 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 800952 63,003 people within this district · Town
Census code 800949 49,166 people within this district · Town
Census code 800950 19,403 people within this district · Town
Census code 800946 17,818 people within this district · Town
Census code 800954 13,530 people within this district · Town
Census code 143558 12,157 people within this district · Census town
Census code 143559 10,655 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800955 10,648 people within this district · Town
Census code 800953 9,649 people within this district · Town
Census code 800947 8,557 people within this district · Town
Census code 800948 7,305 people within this district · Town