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Mahrajganj 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 2,684,703 people
Households 426,565 PCA households
Literacy rate 62.76% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.03% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,684,703 2,549,973 134,730 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 426,565 404,790 21,775 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 423,537 406,291 17,246 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.78% 15.93% 12.8% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 943 943 935 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 931 931 921 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,419,144 1,327,176 91,968 Literacy rate% 62.76% 61.91% 78.28% Male literacy rate% 75.85% 75.29% 86.05% Female literacy rate% 48.92% 47.77% 69.99% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 492,976 475,865 17,111 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 16,435 15,037 1,398 Total workersCensus workers 994,253 956,451 37,802 Work participation rate% 37.03% 37.51% 28.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 439,293 411,102 28,191 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 554,960 545,349 9,611 Non-workerspeople 1,690,450 1,593,522 96,928
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 426,565 households and 2,684,703 residents. Urban residents made up 5.02% of the population. Rural residents made up 94.98%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.78% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.85% for males and 48.92% for females. Of 994,253 workers, 44.18% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 152,058 77,789 Agricultural labourers 154,252 378,234 Household industry workers 19,006 24,009 Other workers 113,977 74,928
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 801157 33,930 people within this district · Town
Census code 801152 33,753 people within this district · Town
Census code 801154 20,963 people within this district · Town
Census code 801153 18,414 people within this district · Town
Census code 801156 11,271 people within this district · Town
Census code 801155 10,113 people within this district · Town
Census code 183830 6,286 people within this district · Census town