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Census 2011: find the right measure.
Explore population, children, literacy, households, work and social categories. Every indicator keeps its denominator and the 2011 geographic boundary beside it.
Population and settlement
People enumerated in the final Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract. This is a historical count, not a present-day estimate.
Explore →recorded householdsHouseholds and buying units
Households recorded in the Census 2011 PCA. Households, families, occupied houses and dwelling units are distinct concepts.
Explore →percentRural and urban India
Urban residents as a percentage of all residents, within the same Census 2011 geography.
Explore →females per 1,000 malesSex ratio
The number of females per 1,000 males in the enumerated population. This is a ratio, not a percentage.
Explore →percentChildren aged 0–6
Enumerated children aged 0–6 as a share of the total population. Age 0–6 is the PCA child group, not all minors.
Explore →girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6Child sex ratio
Girls per 1,000 boys among children aged 0–6 in the 2011 enumeration.
Explore →percent of people aged 7+Literacy and its denominator
Literates divided by the corresponding population aged seven and above. Children aged 0–6 are excluded from this denominator.
Explore →percent of females aged 7+Women and literacy
Literate females as a percentage of females aged seven and above.
Explore →percent of all residentsWorkers and participation
Main plus marginal Census workers divided by the entire population. The denominator includes children and older people.
Explore →percent of all femalesWomen and Census work
Female main and marginal workers as a percentage of the total female population.
Explore →percent of Census workersMain and marginal workers
Marginal workers divided by all Census workers. Main workers worked for at least six months; marginal workers for less than six months in the reference year.
Explore →percent of Census workersCultivators and agricultural labour
Main and marginal cultivators plus main and marginal agricultural labourers divided by all workers. Calculated from mutually exclusive PCA worker categories.
Explore →percent of Census workersHousehold industry workers
Main and marginal household-industry workers divided by total Census workers. This is the census category, not every home-based business.
Explore →percent of residentsScheduled Castes population
Enumerated Scheduled Castes population as a share of all residents, under Census 2011 classifications.
Explore →percent of residentsScheduled Tribes population
Enumerated Scheduled Tribes population as a share of all residents, under Census 2011 classifications.
Explore →Go beyond the Primary Census Abstract.
The thematic census has separate tables for religion, language, migration, age, education, disability, housing and amenities. Their populations and tables are not interchangeable with the PCA.
Religion and composition
All eight published C-01 categories and complete state downloads.
Explore →C-16Languages and mother tongues
The published language groups and 22 scheduled-language totals, with classification notes.
Explore →Source finderThe wider table collection
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Explore →Can I add state, district and town populations together?
Use one non-overlapping geographic level. A state already includes its districts and towns, so adding them again double-counts people. These profiles retain 2011 geography, including historical boundaries and place codes.
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Explanation added 3 November 2026. Statistical reference periods and source-check dates remain those on the underlying records.