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Town · Census 2011 · code 801109

Ayodhya 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.
Population55,890people
Households10,026PCA households
Literacy rate78.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.35%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople55,89031,70524,185
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9763,1622,814
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+39,00723,81315,194
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.15%83.43%71.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,8184,7244,094
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21813
Total workersCensus workers17,52015,4022,118
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.35%48.58%8.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,84013,3101,530
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6802,092588
Non-workerspeople38,37016,30322,067

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5122; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,026 households and 55,890 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.43% for males and 71.1% for females.
  • Of 17,520 workers, 84.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20448
Agricultural labourers536188
Household industry workers410135
Other workers13,6902,309

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
Ayodhya (NPP)1770090555,890

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.