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Ballia 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 3,239,774 people
Households 480,268 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.94% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.47% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,239,774 2,935,665 304,109 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 480,268 435,184 45,084 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 471,852 431,944 39,908 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.56% 14.71% 13.12% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 937 939 914 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 900 901 893 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,963,590 1,758,635 204,955 Literacy rate% 70.94% 70.24% 77.58% Male literacy rate% 81.49% 81.21% 84.13% Female literacy rate% 59.75% 58.64% 70.43% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 494,698 466,723 27,975 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 110,114 99,178 10,936 Total workersCensus workers 1,019,483 928,458 91,025 Work participation rate% 31.47% 31.63% 29.93% Main workersworked at least 6 months 569,522 507,642 61,880 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 449,961 420,816 29,145 Non-workerspeople 2,220,291 2,007,207 213,084
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 480,268 households and 3,239,774 residents. Urban residents made up 9.39% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.61%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.56% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.49% for males and 59.75% for females. Of 1,019,483 workers, 55.86% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 153,930 52,298 Agricultural labourers 161,192 223,240 Household industry workers 38,130 34,064 Other workers 216,270 140,359
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 801206 104,424 people within this district · Town
Census code 801204 31,765 people within this district · Town
Census code 801210 26,359 people within this district · Town
Census code 801203 23,986 people within this district · Town
Census code 801205 21,879 people within this district · Town
Census code 801208 21,201 people within this district · Town
Census code 801209 20,615 people within this district · Town
Census code 801202 20,404 people within this district · Town
Census code 801207 19,890 people within this district · Town
Census code 199392 7,063 people within this district · Census town
Census code 199391 6,523 people within this district · Census town