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district · Census 2011 · code 089

Palwal 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.
Population1,042,708people
Households171,157PCA households
Literacy rate69.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.69%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,042,708806,164236,544
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds171,157129,69641,461
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6177,494143,76633,728
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.02%17.83%14.26%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males880880883
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6866874830
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+599,796441,985157,811
Literacy rate%69.32%66.72%77.81%
Male literacy rate%82.66%81.59%86.16%
Female literacy rate%54.23%49.85%68.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople203,123148,89354,230
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers309,563242,22867,335
Work participation rate%29.69%30.05%28.47%
Main workersworked at least 6 months216,932164,06752,865
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months92,63178,16114,470
Non-workerspeople733,145563,936169,209

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 287, 288, 289; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 171,157 households and 1,042,708 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 22.69% of this area’s population, compared with 77.31% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 17.02% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 82.66% and female literacy was 54.23%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 309,563 Census workers, 70.08% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators71,54019,966
Agricultural labourers26,22934,456
Household industry workers5,6162,950
Other workers113,54735,259

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 800437

Palwal

131,926 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800440

Hodal

50,143 people within this district · Town

Census code 063731

Palwal

23,072 people within this district · Town

Census code 800438

Hathin

14,421 people within this district · Town

Census code 800439

Hassan Pur

11,569 people within this district · Town

Census code 063730

Baghola

5,413 people within this district · Town