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district · Census 2011 · code 163

Kanpur Dehat 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.
Population1,796,184people
Households329,817PCA households
Literacy rate75.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.01%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,796,1841,622,761173,423
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds329,817298,83330,984
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6251,965229,67822,287
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.03%14.15%12.85%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males865862890
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6897899872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,170,2431,049,386120,857
Literacy rate%75.78%75.33%79.97%
Male literacy rate%83.45%83.29%84.94%
Female literacy rate%66.86%66.03%74.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople460,544431,97228,572
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople80176140
Total workersCensus workers628,864575,55953,305
Work participation rate%35.01%35.47%30.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months448,651406,25042,401
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months180,213169,30910,904
Non-workerspeople1,167,3201,047,202120,118

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 518, 519, 520; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 329,817 households and 1,796,184 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 9.66% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.34%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.45% for males and 66.86% for females.
  • Of 628,864 workers, 71.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators195,52129,465
Agricultural labourers133,547100,522
Household industry workers12,7348,049
Other workers106,84942,177

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 801000

Pukhrayan

24,258 people within this district · Town

Census code 800994

Jhinjhak

24,027 people within this district · Town

Census code 800993

Rasulabad

22,196 people within this district · Town

Census code 800998

Akbarpur

20,445 people within this district · Town

Census code 800997

Rura

16,233 people within this district · Town

Census code 801001

Sikandra

13,580 people within this district · Town

Census code 800999

Amraudha

10,436 people within this district · Town

Census code 149454

Raniyan

10,011 people within this district · Census town

Census code 149674

Gausganj

8,700 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800996

Shivli

8,621 people within this district · Town

Census code 800995

Derapur

7,533 people within this district · Town

Census code 149673

Ahrauli Shekh

7,383 people within this district · Census town