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district · Census 2011 · code 079

Sirsa 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.
Population1,295,189people
Households246,571PCA households
Literacy rate68.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.76%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,295,189975,941319,248
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds246,571183,49563,076
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6157,667120,42137,246
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.17%12.34%11.67%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males897898896
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6862869838
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+782,897559,635223,262
Literacy rate%68.82%65.41%79.17%
Male literacy rate%76.43%73.82%84.36%
Female literacy rate%60.4%56.1%73.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople387,381312,05975,322
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers502,003396,743105,260
Work participation rate%38.76%40.65%32.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months399,169306,12893,041
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months102,83490,61512,219
Non-workerspeople793,186579,198213,988

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 257, 258, 259; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 246,571 households and 1,295,189 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 24.65% of this area’s population, compared with 75.35% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.17% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 76.43% and female literacy was 60.4%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 502,003 Census workers, 79.52% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators137,97626,321
Agricultural labourers99,11747,925
Household industry workers9,4222,530
Other workers152,65426,058

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 800401

Sirsa

182,534 people within this district · Town

Census code 800399

Mandi Dabwali

52,873 people within this district · Town

Census code 800403

Ellenabad

36,623 people within this district · Town

Census code 800402

Rania

25,123 people within this district · Town

Census code 800400

Kalanwali

22,095 people within this district · Town