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district · Census 2011 · code 126

Chittaurgarh 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.
Population1,544,338people
Households329,119PCA households
Literacy rate61.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.98%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,544,3381,259,074285,264
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds329,119269,33259,787
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6212,507177,21535,292
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.76%14.08%12.37%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males972978944
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6912916892
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+821,825614,979206,846
Literacy rate%61.71%56.84%82.75%
Male literacy rate%76.61%73.26%90.81%
Female literacy rate%46.53%40.24%74.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople250,224212,38837,836
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople201,546192,7528,794
Total workersCensus workers802,755700,236102,519
Work participation rate%51.98%55.62%35.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months656,904566,90190,003
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months145,851133,33512,516
Non-workerspeople741,583558,838182,745

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 404, 405, 406; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 329,119 households and 1,544,338 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 18.47% of this area’s population, compared with 81.53% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.76% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 76.61% and female literacy was 46.53%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 802,755 Census workers, 81.83% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators392,49960,702
Agricultural labourers73,19950,270
Household industry workers11,7343,701
Other workers179,47231,178

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 800605

Chittaurgarh

116,406 people within this district · Town

Census code 800607

Nimbahera

61,949 people within this district · Town

Census code 800604

Rawatbhata

37,699 people within this district · Town

Census code 800606

Kapasan

20,869 people within this district · Town

Census code 800603

Begun

20,705 people within this district · Town

Census code 800608

Bari Sadri

15,713 people within this district · Town

Census code 100868

Sawa

11,923 people within this district · Census town