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district · Census 2011 · code 161

Etawah 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.
Population1,581,810people
Households277,527PCA households
Literacy rate78.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.99%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,581,8101,215,511366,299
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds277,527213,54863,979
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6227,470182,91444,556
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.38%15.05%12.16%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males870862897
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6875876874
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,062,003798,203263,800
Literacy rate%78.41%77.3%81.99%
Male literacy rate%86.06%85.98%86.34%
Female literacy rate%69.61%67.21%77.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople388,283328,65959,624
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1697297
Total workersCensus workers506,072400,394105,678
Work participation rate%31.99%32.94%28.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months361,588278,69582,893
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months144,484121,69922,785
Non-workerspeople1,075,738815,117260,621

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 512, 513, 514; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 277,527 households and 1,581,810 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 23.16% of the population. Rural residents made up 76.84%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.06% for males and 69.61% for females.
  • Of 506,072 workers, 71.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators146,30924,518
Agricultural labourers84,27573,751
Household industry workers13,4947,309
Other workers117,51038,906

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 800981

Etawah

256,838 people within this district · Town

Census code 800983

Bharthana

44,120 people within this district · Town

Census code 800980

Jaswantnagar

28,164 people within this district · Town

Census code 800984

Bakewar

14,965 people within this district · Town

Census code 800982

Ekdil

11,310 people within this district · Town

Census code 800985

Lakhna

10,902 people within this district · Town