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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 800436

Faridabad population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Haryana, 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.
Population1,414,050people
Households290,675PCA households
Literacy rate83.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople1,414,050754,542659,508
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6187,639101,57386,066
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,028,092584,726443,366
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.83%89.55%77.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople149,47580,06869,407
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers465,259382,87482,385
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.9%50.74%12.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months404,849343,68661,163
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months60,41039,18821,222
Non-workerspeople948,791371,668577,123

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 2275; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 290,675 households and 1,414,050 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.55% for males and 77.32% for females.
  • Of 465,259 workers, 87.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3,8231,387
Agricultural labourers8,1503,140
Household industry workers23,7362,969
Other workers369,14052,914

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
Faridabad (M Corp.)088004251,414,050

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