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district · Census 2011 · code 178

Ambedkar Nagar 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.
Population2,397,888people
Households368,728PCA households
Literacy rate72.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.84%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,397,8882,117,158280,730
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds368,728325,03543,693
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6339,229302,15137,078
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.15%14.27%13.21%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males978983941
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6932931941
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,486,9391,299,666187,273
Literacy rate%72.23%71.61%76.86%
Male literacy rate%81.66%81.54%82.53%
Female literacy rate%62.66%61.59%70.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople591,125562,93028,195
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople74669056
Total workersCensus workers787,398702,71284,686
Work participation rate%32.84%33.19%30.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months440,998380,46260,536
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months346,400322,25024,150
Non-workerspeople1,610,4901,414,446196,044

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 563, 564, 565; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 368,728 households and 2,397,888 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 11.71% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.29%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.66% for males and 62.66% for females.
  • Of 787,398 workers, 56.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators159,82453,990
Agricultural labourers109,764191,356
Household industry workers34,78823,732
Other workers136,62277,322

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 801116

Akbarpur

111,447 people within this district · Town

Census code 801113

Tanda

95,516 people within this district · Town

Census code 801115

Jalalpur

31,972 people within this district · Town

Census code 167328

Bhulepur

6,445 people within this district · Census town

Census code 168112

Jalalpur Dehat

6,376 people within this district · Census town