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Town · Census 2011 · code 800978

Kannauj 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.
Population84,862people
Households14,762PCA households
Literacy rate71.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople84,86244,88039,982
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–611,8816,3105,571
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+52,49129,51522,976
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.92%76.52%66.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,6196,2615,358
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers25,49822,0853,413
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.05%49.21%8.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months21,31818,7192,599
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1803,366814
Non-workerspeople59,36422,79536,569

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 4681; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,762 households and 84,862 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.52% for males and 66.77% for females.
  • Of 25,498 workers, 83.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,070125
Agricultural labourers3,8071,483
Household industry workers2,139663
Other workers13,3021,909

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
Kannauj (NPP)1600083484,862

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.