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district · Census 2011 · code 158

Rae Bareli 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.
Population3,405,559people
Households619,707PCA households
Literacy rate67.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.37%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,405,5593,097,564307,995
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds619,707565,77653,931
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6482,517447,62734,890
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.17%14.45%11.33%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males943945924
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6926928909
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,965,8431,750,026215,817
Literacy rate%67.25%66.04%79.02%
Male literacy rate%77.63%76.93%84.32%
Female literacy rate%56.29%54.56%73.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,030,367984,42045,947
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,7561,425331
Total workersCensus workers1,204,7101,109,06795,643
Work participation rate%35.37%35.8%31.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months644,869572,73672,133
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months559,841536,33123,510
Non-workerspeople2,200,8491,988,497212,352

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 503, 504, 505; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 619,707 households and 3,405,559 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 9.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.96%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.63% for males and 56.29% for females.
  • Of 1,204,710 workers, 53.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators239,99176,900
Agricultural labourers173,691334,191
Household industry workers32,64628,128
Other workers198,541120,622

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 800959

Rae Bareli

191,316 people within this district · Town

Census code 800958

Jais

26,735 people within this district · Town

Census code 800960

Lalganj

23,124 people within this district · Town

Census code 800964

Salon

14,757 people within this district · Town

Census code 800956

Bachhrawan

12,521 people within this district · Town

Census code 800963

Parsadepur

11,853 people within this district · Town

Census code 800962

Unchahar

11,033 people within this district · Town

Census code 800961

Dalmau

9,983 people within this district · Town

Census code 800957

Maharajganj

6,673 people within this district · Town