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Gorakhpur 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 4,440,895 people
Households 692,960 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.83% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.44% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,440,895 3,604,766 836,129 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 692,960 554,999 137,961 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 628,442 537,183 91,259 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.15% 14.9% 10.91% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 950 960 904 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 909 912 892 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,700,328 2,086,628 613,700 Literacy rate% 70.83% 68.02% 82.39% Male literacy rate% 81.8% 80.3% 87.76% Female literacy rate% 59.36% 55.35% 76.46% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 936,061 849,249 86,812 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 18,172 14,499 3,673 Total workersCensus workers 1,351,629 1,098,090 253,539 Work participation rate% 30.44% 30.46% 30.32% Main workersworked at least 6 months 746,381 558,259 188,122 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 605,248 539,831 65,417 Non-workerspeople 3,089,266 2,506,676 582,590
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 692,960 households and 4,440,895 residents. Urban residents made up 18.83% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.17%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.8% for males and 59.36% for females. Of 1,351,629 workers, 55.22% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 174,804 80,856 Agricultural labourers 163,544 291,387 Household industry workers 43,134 39,831 Other workers 364,899 193,174
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 801160 673,446 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801159 32,886 people within this district · Town
Census code 801165 21,290 people within this district · Town
Census code 801161 15,621 people within this district · Town
Census code 801163 15,313 people within this district · Town
Census code 801158 13,517 people within this district · Town
Census code 801164 13,335 people within this district · Town
Census code 801162 10,818 people within this district · Town
Census code 185901 8,534 people within this district · Census town
Census code 185902 8,328 people within this district · Census town
Census code 185903 7,139 people within this district · Census town
Census code 185391 6,270 people within this district · Census town
Census code 185904 5,051 people within this district · Census town
Census code 185905 4,581 people within this district · Census town