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district · Census 2011 · code 081

Bhiwani 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.
Population1,634,445people
Households311,380PCA households
Literacy rate75.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.12%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,634,4451,313,123321,322
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds311,380248,13663,244
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6212,011172,60839,403
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.97%13.14%12.26%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males886886885
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6832835814
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,069,871840,162229,709
Literacy rate%75.21%73.67%81.48%
Male literacy rate%85.65%84.99%88.34%
Female literacy rate%63.54%61%73.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople341,162274,87766,285
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers623,006526,20296,804
Work participation rate%38.12%40.07%30.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months445,675363,95381,722
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months177,331162,24915,082
Non-workerspeople1,011,439786,921224,518

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 263, 264, 265; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 311,380 households and 1,634,445 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 19.66% of this area’s population, compared with 80.34% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.97% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 85.65% and female literacy was 63.54%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 623,006 Census workers, 71.54% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators210,50278,041
Agricultural labourers52,90550,883
Household industry workers9,3315,524
Other workers172,93742,883

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

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

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 800409

Bhiwani

196,057 people within this district · Town

Census code 800412

Charkhi Dadri

56,337 people within this district · Town

Census code 800408

Bawani khera

20,289 people within this district · Town

Census code 800410

Siwani

19,143 people within this district · Town

Census code 061274

Tosham

15,559 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800411

Loharu

13,937 people within this district · Town