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district · Census 2011 · code 131

Pratapgarh 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.
Population867,848people
Households178,726PCA households
Literacy rate55.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.46%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople867,848796,04171,807
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds178,726163,81014,916
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6150,518141,7518,767
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.34%17.81%12.21%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males983984963
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6933936898
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+401,515348,07253,443
Literacy rate%55.97%53.2%84.78%
Male literacy rate%69.5%67.29%92.2%
Female literacy rate%42.35%39.04%77.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople60,42950,4769,953
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople550,427545,4225,005
Total workersCensus workers481,294454,92726,367
Work participation rate%55.46%57.15%36.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months327,445304,35623,089
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months153,849150,5713,278
Non-workerspeople386,554341,11445,440

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 419, 420, 421; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 178,726 households and 867,848 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 8.27% of this area’s population, compared with 91.73% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 17.34% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 69.5% and female literacy was 42.35%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 481,294 Census workers, 68.03% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators236,89469,525
Agricultural labourers39,93956,876
Household industry workers3,5461,970
Other workers47,06625,478

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.

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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 800628

Pratapgarh

42,079 people within this district · Town

Census code 800627

Chhoti Sadri

18,360 people within this district · Town

Census code 108047

Dhariawad

11,368 people within this district · Census town