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district · Census 2011 · code 120

Tonk 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.
Population1,421,326people
Households266,870PCA households
Literacy rate61.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.67%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,421,3261,103,603317,723
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds266,870212,12654,744
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6204,038161,18742,851
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.36%14.61%13.49%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males952943985
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6892897872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+749,659546,702202,957
Literacy rate%61.58%58.01%73.84%
Male literacy rate%77.12%75.46%82.94%
Female literacy rate%45.45%39.66%64.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople287,903235,97551,928
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople178,207173,9484,259
Total workersCensus workers649,161543,041106,120
Work participation rate%45.67%49.21%33.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months495,797404,37991,418
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months153,364138,66214,702
Non-workerspeople772,165560,562211,603

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 386, 387, 388; 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 266,870 households and 1,421,326 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 22.35% of this area’s population, compared with 77.65% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.36% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 77.12% and female literacy was 45.45%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 649,161 Census workers, 76.38% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators273,51352,570
Agricultural labourers54,87558,551
Household industry workers12,0843,920
Other workers155,32538,323

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 800578

Tonk

165,294 people within this district · Town

Census code 800577

Niwai

37,765 people within this district · Town

Census code 800576

Malpura

36,028 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800579

Todaraisingh

23,559 people within this district · Town

Census code 800580

Deoli

22,065 people within this district · Town

Census code 092991

Banasthali

12,835 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800581

Uniara

12,551 people within this district · Town

Census code 093680

Aligarh

7,626 people within this district · Census town