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district · Census 2011 · code 159

Farrukhabad 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.
Population1,885,204people
Households314,144PCA households
Literacy rate69.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.42%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,885,2041,469,019416,185
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds314,144242,11972,025
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6302,612248,16754,445
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.05%16.89%13.08%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males874871884
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6889894866
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,092,677827,275265,402
Literacy rate%69.04%67.76%73.37%
Male literacy rate%77.4%77.13%78.31%
Female literacy rate%59.44%56.94%67.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople312,712256,42856,284
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople23015575
Total workersCensus workers592,267465,089127,178
Work participation rate%31.42%31.66%30.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months474,686370,033104,653
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months117,58195,05622,525
Non-workerspeople1,292,9371,003,930289,007

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 506, 507, 508; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 314,144 households and 1,885,204 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 22.08% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.92%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.05% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.4% for males and 59.44% for females.
  • Of 592,267 workers, 80.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators218,49826,591
Agricultural labourers96,79838,881
Household industry workers26,40917,119
Other workers132,98134,990

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 800966

Kaimganj

34,384 people within this district · Town

Census code 800967

Shamsabad

28,454 people within this district · Town

Census code 800970

Mohammadabad

24,687 people within this district · Town

Census code 800971

Kamalganj

15,477 people within this district · Town

Census code 800969

Fatehgarh

14,793 people within this district · Town

Census code 800965

Kampil

10,281 people within this district · Town

Census code 146567

Baroun

5,886 people within this district · Census town

Census code 146568

Amethi Jadid

5,642 people within this district · Census town