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district · Census 2011 · code 075

Panipat population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Haryana, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population1,205,437people
Households235,640PCA households
Literacy rate75.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.2%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,205,437650,352555,085
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds235,640121,876113,764
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6169,66294,58475,078
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.07%14.54%13.53%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males864860868
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6837826849
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+786,599402,944383,655
Literacy rate%75.94%72.5%79.93%
Male literacy rate%83.71%81.82%85.89%
Female literacy rate%67%61.74%73.07%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople206,213130,21276,001
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers412,318221,931190,387
Work participation rate%34.2%34.12%34.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months339,016167,683171,333
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months73,30254,24819,054
Non-workerspeople793,119428,421364,698

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 245, 246, 247; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 235,640 households and 1,205,437 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 46.05% of this area’s population, compared with 53.95% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.07% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 83.71% and female literacy was 67%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 412,318 Census workers, 82.22% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators61,47410,646
Agricultural labourers36,19126,167
Household industry workers12,4853,339
Other workers228,86633,150

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 800385

Panipat

295,970 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800386

Samalkha

39,710 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 059502

Ugra Kheri

24,440 people within this district · Town

Census code 059505

Kheri Nangal

18,195 people within this district · Town

Census code 059498

Sikanderpur

8,894 people within this district · Town

Census code 059497

Kabri

7,049 people within this district · Town

Census code 059499

Asan Khurd

6,873 people within this district · Census town

Census code 059496

Kachrauli

5,400 people within this district · Town