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district · Census 2011 · code 533

Nizamabad population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Andhra 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.
Population2,551,335people
Households593,234PCA households
Literacy rate61.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.43%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,551,3351,962,963588,372
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds593,234465,538127,696
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6282,417214,94667,471
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.07%10.95%11.47%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0401,0471,016
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6948944962
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,389,810987,594402,216
Literacy rate%61.25%56.5%77.22%
Male literacy rate%71.47%67.57%84.31%
Female literacy rate%51.54%46.06%70.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople371,074323,42547,649
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople192,941185,2977,644
Total workersCensus workers1,261,0761,039,986221,090
Work participation rate%49.43%52.98%37.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,055,965871,103184,862
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months205,111168,88336,228
Non-workerspeople1,290,259922,977367,282

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1685, 1686, 1687; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 593,234 households and 2,551,335 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 23.06% of the population. Rural residents made up 76.94%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.47% for males and 51.54% for females.
  • Of 1,261,076 workers, 83.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators267,48910,613
Agricultural labourers330,793117,488
Household industry workers149,97921,332
Other workers307,70455,678

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 802904

Nizamabad

311,152 people within this district · Municipal corporation

Census code 802906

Kamareddy

80,315 people within this district · Town

Census code 802905

Bodhan

77,573 people within this district · Town

Census code 802903

Armur

64,023 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 571384

Banswada

28,384 people within this district · Census town

Census code 571473

Yellareddy

14,923 people within this district · Census town

Census code 570807

Soanpet

6,820 people within this district · Census town

Census code 571239

Ghanpur

5,182 people within this district · Census town