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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 800734

Ghaziabad 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.
Population1,648,643people
Households336,069PCA households
Literacy rate84.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.02%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople1,648,643874,607774,036
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6208,853113,82795,026
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,220,667681,195539,472
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.78%89.54%79.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople225,498120,225105,273
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,9551,5541,401
Total workersCensus workers577,369456,537120,832
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.02%52.2%15.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months485,415402,26783,148
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months91,95454,27037,684
Non-workerspeople1,071,274418,070653,204

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4009; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 336,069 households and 1,648,643 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.54% for males and 79.45% for females.
  • Of 577,369 workers, 84.07% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7,3193,049
Agricultural labourers10,5244,158
Household industry workers22,7124,621
Other workers444,86080,126

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
Ghaziabad (M Corp.)140007391,648,643

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