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district · Census 2011 · code 086

Gurgaon 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.
Population1,514,432people
Households326,428PCA households
Literacy rate84.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.97%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,514,432472,1791,042,253
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds326,42888,678237,750
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6202,60267,473135,129
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.38%14.29%12.97%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males854878844
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6830801845
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,111,116324,087787,029
Literacy rate%84.7%80.08%86.76%
Male literacy rate%90.46%89.86%90.73%
Female literacy rate%77.98%69.11%82.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople197,93790,113107,824
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers544,716158,462386,254
Work participation rate%35.97%33.56%37.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months487,441124,933362,508
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months57,27533,52923,746
Non-workerspeople969,716313,717655,999

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 278, 279, 280; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 326,428 households and 1,514,432 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 68.82% of this area’s population, compared with 31.18% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.38% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 90.46% and female literacy was 77.98%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 544,716 Census workers, 89.49% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators44,42911,617
Agricultural labourers15,72511,372
Household industry workers16,0022,226
Other workers411,28532,060

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 800429

Gurgaon

886,519 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800431

Sohna

36,552 people within this district · Town

Census code 062924

Manesar

23,448 people within this district · Town

Census code 800427

Hailey Mandi

20,906 people within this district · Town

Census code 800428

Pataudi

20,418 people within this district · Town

Census code 062989

Bhondsi

17,410 people within this district · Town

Census code 062838

Badshahpur

15,593 people within this district · Town

Census code 800430

Farrukhnagar

13,513 people within this district · Town

Census code 062837

Garhi Harsaru

7,894 people within this district · Town