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district · Census 2011 · code 189

Kushinagar 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.
Population3,564,544people
Households561,062PCA households
Literacy rate65.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.34%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,564,5443,396,437168,107
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds561,062533,83427,228
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6568,581546,02322,558
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.95%16.08%13.42%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males961963917
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6929929915
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,954,8201,845,751109,069
Literacy rate%65.25%64.75%74.94%
Male literacy rate%77.71%77.51%81.52%
Female literacy rate%52.36%51.59%67.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople544,231533,21011,021
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople80,26976,8513,418
Total workersCensus workers1,116,9731,071,49845,475
Work participation rate%31.34%31.55%27.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months523,258491,42531,833
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months593,715580,07313,642
Non-workerspeople2,447,5712,324,939122,632

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 596, 597, 598; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 561,062 households and 3,564,544 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 4.72% of the population. Rural residents made up 95.28%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.71% for males and 52.36% for females.
  • Of 1,116,973 workers, 46.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators176,05889,628
Agricultural labourers177,147351,241
Household industry workers25,26031,789
Other workers144,793121,057

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 801167

Padrauna

49,723 people within this district · Town

Census code 801169

Kaptanganj

23,526 people within this district · Town

Census code 801172

Sewarhi

23,077 people within this district · Town

Census code 801171

Kushinagar

22,214 people within this district · Town

Census code 801166

Khadda

16,117 people within this district · Town

Census code 801168

Ramkola

14,433 people within this district · Town

Census code 801170

Hata

12,801 people within this district · Town

Census code 189407

Fazi Nagar

6,216 people within this district · Census town