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district · Census 2011 · code 182

Balrampur 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.
Population2,148,665people
Households323,881PCA households
Literacy rate49.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.38%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,148,6651,982,274166,391
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds323,881298,36825,513
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6394,710371,22823,482
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%18.37%18.73%14.11%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males928928917
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6950951935
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+868,357773,01095,347
Literacy rate%49.51%47.98%66.72%
Male literacy rate%59.73%58.64%71.98%
Female literacy rate%38.43%36.44%60.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople277,212268,6128,600
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople24,88724,750137
Total workersCensus workers760,253713,06447,189
Work participation rate%35.38%35.97%28.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months458,727424,86933,858
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months301,526288,19513,331
Non-workerspeople1,388,4121,269,210119,202

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 575, 576, 577; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 323,881 households and 2,148,665 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 7.74% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.26%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 59.73% for males and 38.43% for females.
  • Of 760,253 workers, 60.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators220,49156,123
Agricultural labourers143,090185,678
Household industry workers15,64214,274
Other workers79,50445,451

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 801129

Balrampur

82,488 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801132

Utraula

32,145 people within this district · Town

Census code 801130

Tulsipur

24,488 people within this district · Town

Census code 801131

Pachperwa

17,220 people within this district · Town

Census code 173406

Bishunipur

4,302 people within this district · Census town