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Basti 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.
Population 2,464,464 people
Households 382,212 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.22% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.8% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,464,464 2,326,367 138,097 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 382,212 360,637 21,575 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 390,969 374,686 16,283 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.86% 16.11% 11.79% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 963 967 907 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 929 930 904 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,393,783 1,293,319 100,464 Literacy rate% 67.22% 66.27% 82.47% Male literacy rate% 77.88% 77.22% 88.05% Female literacy rate% 56.23% 55.02% 76.33% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 513,959 493,904 20,055 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,620 3,240 380 Total workersCensus workers 783,688 746,664 37,024 Work participation rate% 31.8% 32.1% 26.81% Main workersworked at least 6 months 443,724 415,881 27,843 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 339,964 330,783 9,181 Non-workerspeople 1,680,776 1,579,703 101,073
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 382,212 households and 2,464,464 residents. Urban residents made up 5.6% of the population. Rural residents made up 94.4%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.86% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.88% for males and 56.23% for females. Of 783,688 workers, 56.62% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 218,487 78,441 Agricultural labourers 94,482 187,778 Household industry workers 20,155 16,701 Other workers 110,600 57,044
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 801147 114,657 people within this district · Town
Census code 801146 14,282 people within this district · Town
Census code 801145 9,158 people within this district · Town