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Ghazipur 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 3,620,268 people
Households 546,664 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.78% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.27% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,620,268 3,345,908 274,360 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 546,664 505,095 41,569 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 558,559 520,467 38,092 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.43% 15.56% 13.88% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 952 955 913 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 908 909 898 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,197,549 2,007,741 189,808 Literacy rate% 71.78% 71.06% 80.34% Male literacy rate% 82.8% 82.45% 86.81% Female literacy rate% 60.29% 59.23% 73.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 726,641 700,013 26,628 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 28,712 27,218 1,494 Total workersCensus workers 1,204,602 1,128,893 75,709 Work participation rate% 33.27% 33.74% 27.59% Main workersworked at least 6 months 766,881 705,419 61,462 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 437,721 423,474 14,247 Non-workerspeople 2,415,666 2,217,015 198,651
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 546,664 households and 3,620,268 residents. Urban residents made up 7.58% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.42%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.43% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.8% for males and 60.29% for females. Of 1,204,602 workers, 63.66% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 274,535 94,408 Agricultural labourers 219,929 216,005 Household industry workers 38,249 30,005 Other workers 234,168 97,303
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 801222 121,020 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801224 38,328 people within this district · Town
Census code 801226 33,243 people within this district · Town
Census code 801220 24,338 people within this district · Town
Census code 801223 19,992 people within this district · Town
Census code 801225 12,855 people within this district · Town
Census code 801219 12,361 people within this district · Town
Census code 801221 12,223 people within this district · Town