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district · Census 2011 · code 183

Gonda 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.
Population3,433,919people
Households541,247PCA households
Literacy rate58.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.09%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,433,9193,208,890225,029
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds541,247504,27836,969
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6572,386543,98228,404
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.67%16.95%12.62%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males921923906
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6926927912
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,679,9941,529,165150,829
Literacy rate%58.71%57.38%76.71%
Male literacy rate%69.41%68.52%81.31%
Female literacy rate%47.09%45.29%71.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople531,973515,76916,204
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople870626244
Total workersCensus workers1,170,5521,104,06966,483
Work participation rate%34.09%34.41%29.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months739,663687,63452,029
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months430,889416,43514,454
Non-workerspeople2,263,3672,104,821158,546

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 578, 579, 580; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 541,247 households and 3,433,919 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 6.55% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.45%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.41% for males and 47.09% for females.
  • Of 1,170,552 workers, 63.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators353,73786,603
Agricultural labourers200,475231,057
Household industry workers36,20829,091
Other workers149,24384,138

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 801134

Gonda

114,046 people within this district · Town

Census code 801136

Colonelganj

29,435 people within this district · Town

Census code 801137

Nawabganj

17,314 people within this district · Town

Census code 174750

Gird Gonda

14,391 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801133

Khargupur

10,472 people within this district · Town

Census code 174749

Janki Nagar

10,195 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801138

Mankapur

9,461 people within this district · Town

Census code 801135

Katra

8,108 people within this district · Town

Census code 174751

Pure Tiwari

4,609 people within this district · Census town