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district · Census 2011 · code 147

Firozabad population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Uttar Pradesh, 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.
Population2,498,156people
Households414,266PCA households
Literacy rate71.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.48%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,498,1561,664,987833,169
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds414,266274,897139,369
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6382,319265,252117,067
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.3%15.93%14.05%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males875867893
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6881880884
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,521,8061,016,244505,562
Literacy rate%71.92%72.6%70.6%
Male literacy rate%80.82%82.99%76.51%
Female literacy rate%61.75%60.58%63.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople473,890333,275140,615
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,5651082,457
Total workersCensus workers761,521491,552269,969
Work participation rate%30.48%29.52%32.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months573,649362,737210,912
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months187,872128,81559,057
Non-workerspeople1,736,6351,173,435563,200

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 470, 471, 472; 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 414,266 households and 2,498,156 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 33.35% of this area’s population, compared with 66.65% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 15.3% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 80.82% and female literacy was 61.75%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 761,521 Census workers, 75.33% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators165,41019,185
Agricultural labourers88,44561,776
Household industry workers40,81119,131
Other workers278,98387,780

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 800816

Firozabad

604,214 people within this district · Town

Census code 800819

Shikohabad

107,404 people within this district · Town

Census code 800815

Tundla

50,423 people within this district · Town

Census code 800820

Sirsaganj

32,098 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800818

Jasrana

10,648 people within this district · Town

Census code 125503

Tundla Kham

7,079 people within this district · Census town

Census code 126213

Makhanpur

7,012 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800817

Fariha

6,887 people within this district · Town