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Town · Census 2011 · code 800759

Shikarpur 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.
Population37,969people
Households5,822PCA households
Literacy rate65.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,96920,05917,910
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,7093,0592,650
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,08812,6958,393
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.37%74.68%55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,3643,4662,898
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople835
Total workersCensus workers11,7539,6072,146
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.95%47.89%11.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,8798,5021,377
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8741,105769
Non-workerspeople26,21610,45215,764

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4083; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,822 households and 37,969 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.04% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.68% for males and 55% for females.
  • Of 11,753 workers, 84.06% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators60240
Agricultural labourers1,527401
Household industry workers749281
Other workers7,0011,152

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
Shikarpur (NPP)1420075037,969

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.