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Census town · Census 2011 · code 063970

Karawal Nagar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in NCT of Delhi, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population224,281people
Households41,116PCA households
Literacy rate84.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.03%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople224,281119,951104,330
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–631,74417,22414,520
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+161,75093,64368,107
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.01%91.16%75.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople36,05619,21216,844
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers62,87258,1914,681
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.03%48.51%4.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months59,69555,9843,711
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1772,207970
Non-workerspeople161,40961,76099,649

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 2377; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 41,116 households and 224,281 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.16% for males and 75.83% for females.
  • Of 62,872 workers, 94.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24890
Agricultural labourers18622
Household industry workers1,790293
Other workers57,4712,772

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Karawal Nagar (CT)09200436224,281

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