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district · Census 2011 · code 123

Rajsamand 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.
Population1,156,597people
Households243,078PCA households
Literacy rate63.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.63%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,156,597972,777183,820
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds243,078205,87837,200
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6176,041153,10822,933
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.22%15.74%12.48%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males990998948
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6903905890
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+619,139487,405131,734
Literacy rate%63.14%59.46%81.88%
Male literacy rate%78.42%75.86%91.07%
Female literacy rate%47.95%43.32%72.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople148,168121,78426,384
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople160,809149,99110,818
Total workersCensus workers550,831485,94764,884
Work participation rate%47.63%49.95%35.3%
Main workersworked at least 6 months362,584307,25855,326
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months188,247178,6899,558
Non-workerspeople605,766486,830118,936

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 395, 396, 397; 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 243,078 households and 1,156,597 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 15.89% of this area’s population, compared with 84.11% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 15.22% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 78.42% and female literacy was 47.95%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 550,831 Census workers, 65.82% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators142,61964,963
Agricultural labourers42,57964,008
Household industry workers8,6784,827
Other workers168,70854,449

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 800597

Rajsamand

67,798 people within this district · Town

Census code 800598

Nathdwara

42,016 people within this district · Town

Census code 800595

Deogarh

17,604 people within this district · Town

Census code 800596

Amet

17,335 people within this district · Town

Census code 097133

Kelwa

11,712 people within this district · Census town

Census code 096535

Bhim

11,568 people within this district · Census town

Census code 096823

Sardargarh

6,600 people within this district · Census town

Census code 097134

Emri

4,758 people within this district · Census town

Census code 097448

Delwara

4,429 people within this district · Census town