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Census town · Census 2011 · code 150572

Northern Railway Colony population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, 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.
Population20,916people
Households4,453PCA households
Literacy rate73.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.33%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,91611,2749,642
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0921,0781,014
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,8938,0775,816
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.8%79.22%67.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,1993,2802,919
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743
Total workersCensus workers6,5525,598954
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.33%49.65%9.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4104,686724
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,142912230
Non-workerspeople14,3645,6768,688

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4771; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,453 households and 20,916 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.22% for males and 67.41% for females.
  • Of 6,552 workers, 82.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1918
Agricultural labourers4623
Household industry workers23970
Other workers5,1061,031

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
Northern Railway Colony (CT)1640084920,916

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.