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Ujjain population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Madhya 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 1,986,864 people
Households 391,438 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 45.17% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,986,864 1,207,651 779,213 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 391,438 238,950 152,488 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 271,306 179,161 92,145 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.65% 14.84% 11.83% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 955 959 948 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 930 934 922 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,240,990 671,383 569,607 Literacy rate% 72.34% 65.28% 82.9% Male literacy rate% 83.46% 79.62% 89.16% Female literacy rate% 60.74% 50.4% 76.33% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 523,869 375,705 148,164 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 48,730 33,656 15,074 Total workersCensus workers 897,442 622,858 274,584 Work participation rate% 45.17% 51.58% 35.24% Main workersworked at least 6 months 682,115 437,735 244,380 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 215,327 185,123 30,204 Non-workerspeople 1,089,422 584,793 504,629
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 391,438 households and 1,986,864 residents. Urban residents made up 39.22% of the population. Rural residents made up 60.78%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.46% for males and 60.74% for females. Of 897,442 workers, 76.01% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 242,673 46,340 Agricultural labourers 170,365 131,638 Household industry workers 15,461 4,217 Other workers 253,616 33,132
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 802230 515,215 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802225 100,039 people within this district · Town
Census code 802231 36,438 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802227 34,362 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802224 34,191 people within this district · Town
Census code 802228 24,908 people within this district · Town
Census code 802226 14,774 people within this district · Town
Census code 802229 11,678 people within this district · Town
Census code 471486 7,608 people within this district · Census town