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district · Census 2011 · code 108

Sawai Madhopur 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.
Population1,335,551people
Households254,716PCA households
Literacy rate65.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.28%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,335,5511,069,084266,467
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds254,716206,12948,587
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6201,188165,32835,860
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.06%15.46%13.46%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males897894911
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6871871868
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+741,748559,632182,116
Literacy rate%65.39%61.92%78.97%
Male literacy rate%81.51%79.43%89.76%
Female literacy rate%47.51%42.43%67.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople278,789227,37451,415
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople285,848272,57313,275
Total workersCensus workers578,068498,18579,883
Work participation rate%43.28%46.6%29.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months418,555352,40966,146
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months159,513145,77613,737
Non-workerspeople757,483570,899186,584

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 350, 351, 352; 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 254,716 households and 1,335,551 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 19.95% of this area’s population, compared with 80.05% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 15.06% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 81.51% and female literacy was 47.51%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 578,068 Census workers, 72.41% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators243,88969,469
Agricultural labourers39,30849,496
Household industry workers7,6314,439
Other workers127,72736,109

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 800509

Sawai Madhopur

121,106 people within this district · Town

Census code 800508

Gangapur City

119,090 people within this district · Town

Census code 077533

Kasba Bonli

15,300 people within this district · Census town

Census code 077198

Mahu Kalan

10,971 people within this district · Census town