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Town · Census 2011 · code 801157

Maharajganj 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.
Population33,930people
Households5,589PCA households
Literacy rate77.24%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople33,93017,65616,274
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2552,2532,002
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,92013,1309,790
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.24%85.24%68.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,6093,3783,231
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople206104102
Total workersCensus workers9,6237,7791,844
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.36%44.06%11.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,6255,729896
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,9982,050948
Non-workerspeople24,3079,87714,430

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5346; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,589 households and 33,930 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.24% for males and 68.6% for females.
  • Of 9,623 workers, 68.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators722383
Agricultural labourers5301,780
Household industry workers517198
Other workers4,856637

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
Maharajganj (NPP)1870094733,930

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.