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district · Census 2011 · code 088

Faridabad 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.
Population1,809,733people
Households358,919PCA households
Literacy rate81.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.01%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,809,733370,8781,438,855
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds358,91963,366295,553
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6251,95560,653191,302
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.92%16.35%13.3%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males873872873
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6843834847
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,272,739227,0221,045,717
Literacy rate%81.7%73.18%83.82%
Male literacy rate%88.61%84.66%89.59%
Female literacy rate%73.84%60.13%77.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople223,79971,464152,335
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers579,229106,758472,471
Work participation rate%32.01%28.79%32.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months495,31684,456410,860
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months83,91322,30261,611
Non-workerspeople1,230,504264,120966,384

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 284, 285, 286; 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 358,919 households and 1,809,733 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 79.51% of this area’s population, compared with 20.49% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.92% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 88.61% and female literacy was 73.84%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 579,229 Census workers, 85.51% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23,6544,051
Agricultural labourers19,3829,906
Household industry workers27,8694,417
Other workers424,41165,539

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 800436

Faridabad

1,414,050 people within this district · Municipal corporation

Census code 063498

Tilpat

20,514 people within this district · Census town

Census code 063583

Piala

4,291 people within this district · Town