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Town · Census 2011 · code 800858

Shishgarh 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.
Population25,815people
Households4,048PCA households
Literacy rate37.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,81513,46812,347
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,3452,2722,073
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0215,4422,579
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+37.36%48.61%25.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople382198184
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers7,4726,3111,161
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.94%46.86%9.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9733,722251
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,4992,589910
Non-workerspeople18,3437,15711,186

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4358; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,048 households and 25,815 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 48.61% for males and 25.1% for females.
  • Of 7,472 workers, 53.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators39573
Agricultural labourers570900
Household industry workers164611
Other workers2,8441,915

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
Shishgarh (NP)1500078525,815

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.