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Kannauj 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 1,656,616 people
Households 280,928 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.7% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.67% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,656,616 1,375,775 280,841 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 280,928 233,746 47,182 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 257,682 217,006 40,676 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.55% 15.77% 14.48% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 879 874 904 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 898 900 890 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,017,087 846,493 170,594 Literacy rate% 72.7% 73.05% 71.03% Male literacy rate% 80.91% 81.76% 76.73% Female literacy rate% 63.33% 63.03% 64.75% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 309,980 277,813 32,167 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 15 14 1 Total workersCensus workers 524,676 435,348 89,328 Work participation rate% 31.67% 31.64% 31.81% Main workersworked at least 6 months 419,027 346,591 72,436 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 105,649 88,757 16,892 Non-workerspeople 1,131,940 940,427 191,513
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 280,928 households and 1,656,616 residents. Urban residents made up 16.95% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.05%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.91% for males and 63.33% for females. Of 524,676 workers, 79.86% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 220,006 19,344 Agricultural labourers 82,537 46,980 Household industry workers 34,597 16,733 Other workers 81,887 22,592
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 800978 84,862 people within this district · Town
Census code 800975 60,986 people within this district · Town
Census code 800973 46,060 people within this district · Town
Census code 800972 31,479 people within this district · Town
Census code 800979 24,082 people within this district · Town
Census code 800976 12,498 people within this district · Town
Census code 800977 11,665 people within this district · Town
Census code 800974 9,209 people within this district · Town