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Historical indicator · 2011

Households and buying units in Census 2011

Households recorded in the Census 2011 PCA. Households, families, occupied houses and dwelling units are distinct concepts.

India · Census 2011249,501,663recorded households

What this answers

Household counts are useful for services and shared purchases, where a person-based denominator would answer a different question.

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All 35 historical states and union territories
Historical state / UTrecorded households2011 state code
Andaman and Nicobar Islands94,55135
Andhra Pradesh21,022,58828
Arunachal Pradesh270,57712
Assam6,406,47118
Bihar18,913,56510
Chandigarh241,17304
Chhattisgarh5,650,72422
Dadra and Nagar Haveli76,45826
Daman and Diu60,95625
Goa343,61130
Gujarat12,248,42824
Haryana4,857,52406
Himachal Pradesh1,483,28002
Jammu and Kashmir2,119,71801
Jharkhand6,254,78120
Karnataka13,357,02729
Kerala7,853,75432
Lakshadweep11,57431
Madhya Pradesh15,093,25623
Maharashtra24,421,51927
Manipur557,85914
Meghalaya548,05917
Mizoram222,85315
NCT of Delhi3,435,99907
Nagaland396,00213
Odisha9,637,82021
Puducherry302,45034
Punjab5,513,07103
Rajasthan12,711,14608
Sikkim129,00611
Tamil Nadu18,524,98233
Tripura855,55616
Uttar Pradesh33,448,03509
Uttarakhand2,056,97505
West Bengal20,380,31519

Alphabetical order; states and union territories are identified in their profiles. India is shown separately and not included in state rankings.

Ten districts with the highest published or derived values

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District view · historical 2011 boundaries
DistrictHistorical state / UTrecorded households
ThaneMaharashtra2,529,165
BangaloreKarnataka2,393,845
North Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal2,348,683
PuneMaharashtra2,151,503
Mumbai SuburbanMaharashtra2,105,604
South Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal1,781,221
BarddhamanWest Bengal1,730,927
MurshidabadWest Bengal1,570,759
AhmadabadGujarat1,510,134
East GodavariAndhra Pradesh1,428,528

Ordered by this indicator, with names resolving ties. This descriptive ordering is not a quality or causal ranking. Use the explorer for all 640 districts.

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Source and calculation

Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: Primary Census Abstract, 2011, India/state/district workbook. The retained extract reconciles state and district counts and records source sheet/row locators on each place profile. Percentages are displayed to two decimals; undefined ratios remain unavailable.

Official PCA workbookField definitions and original codes

Literacy: literates ÷ population aged 7+ × 100. Participation: workers ÷ all residents × 100. Worker-category shares: the named main and marginal counts ÷ all workers × 100. Shares use compatible counts from one record; current boundaries are never assumed.