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district · Census 2011 · code 148

Mainpuri 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.
Population1,868,529people
Households313,690PCA households
Literacy rate75.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.02%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,868,5291,580,087288,442
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds313,690263,50350,187
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6284,349245,38338,966
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.22%15.53%13.51%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males881876910
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6884885877
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,203,8851,005,932197,953
Literacy rate%75.99%75.37%79.35%
Male literacy rate%84.53%84.6%84.14%
Female literacy rate%66.3%64.8%74.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople368,206319,43748,769
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4784762
Total workersCensus workers560,840483,52177,319
Work participation rate%30.02%30.6%26.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months424,782363,03761,745
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months136,058120,48415,574
Non-workerspeople1,307,6891,096,566211,123

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 473, 474, 475; 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 313,690 households and 1,868,529 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 15.44% of this area’s population, compared with 84.56% 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 84.53% and female literacy was 66.3%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 560,840 Census workers, 75.74% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators235,83635,052
Agricultural labourers79,62257,552
Household industry workers15,2889,496
Other workers94,03633,958

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 800824

Mainpuri

136,557 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800826

Bhogaon

30,874 people within this district · Town

Census code 800825

Karhal

27,701 people within this district · Town

Census code 800821

Kuraoali

24,969 people within this district · Town

Census code 800827

Bewar

23,729 people within this district · Town

Census code 800823

Ghiraur

15,911 people within this district · Town

Census code 800828

Kusmara

11,938 people within this district · Town

Census code 800829

Kishni

11,098 people within this district · Town

Census code 800822

Jyoti Khuriya

5,665 people within this district · Town