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district · Census 2011 · code 104

Alwar population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Rajasthan, 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.
Population3,674,179people
Households639,720PCA households
Literacy rate70.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.5%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,674,1793,019,728654,451
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds639,720511,517128,203
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6587,959502,52685,433
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16%16.64%13.05%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males895900872
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6865867851
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,182,4761,707,998474,478
Literacy rate%70.72%67.85%83.39%
Male literacy rate%83.75%82.08%91.02%
Female literacy rate%56.25%52.16%74.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople653,036540,412112,624
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople289,249266,88022,369
Total workersCensus workers1,708,5421,487,935220,607
Work participation rate%46.5%49.27%33.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,179,461982,840196,621
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months529,081505,09523,986
Non-workerspeople1,965,6371,531,793433,844

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 338, 339, 340; 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 639,720 households and 3,674,179 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 17.81% of this area’s population, compared with 82.19% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 83.75% and female literacy was 56.25%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,708,542 Census workers, 69.03% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators608,718290,173
Agricultural labourers95,586121,186
Household industry workers21,58812,974
Other workers453,569104,748

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 800490

Alwar

322,568 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800487

Bhiwadi

104,921 people within this district · Town

Census code 800489

Khairthal

38,298 people within this district · Town

Census code 800486

Behror

29,531 people within this district · Town

Census code 800491

Rajgarh

26,631 people within this district · Town

Census code 800488

Tijara

24,747 people within this district · Town

Census code 800492

Kherli

17,634 people within this district · Town

Census code 072695

Ramgarh

13,529 people within this district · Census town

Census code 072517

Kishangarh

12,429 people within this district · Census town

Census code 073683

Govindgarh

11,552 people within this district · Census town

Census code 072894

Diwakari

11,188 people within this district · Census town

Census code 071950

Shahjahanpur

9,837 people within this district · Census town

Census code 072405

Tapookra

9,471 people within this district · Census town

Census code 072893

Bhoogar

7,666 people within this district · Census town

Census code 072895

Desoola

7,306 people within this district · Census town

Census code 071949

Neemrana

7,143 people within this district · Census town