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district · Census 2011 · code 152

Shahjahanpur 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.
Population3,006,538people
Households527,501PCA households
Literacy rate59.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.68%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,006,5382,412,446594,092
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds527,501425,057102,444
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6502,625425,78076,845
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.72%17.65%12.93%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males872865900
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6903906885
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,490,9301,156,822334,108
Literacy rate%59.54%58.23%64.59%
Male literacy rate%68.18%67.77%69.79%
Female literacy rate%49.57%47.09%58.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople532,673479,35253,321
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople508251257
Total workersCensus workers892,214719,110173,104
Work participation rate%29.68%29.81%29.14%
Main workersworked at least 6 months699,503560,332139,171
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months192,711158,77833,933
Non-workerspeople2,114,3241,693,336420,988

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 485, 486, 487; 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 527,501 households and 3,006,538 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 19.76% of this area’s population, compared with 80.24% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.72% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 68.18% and female literacy was 49.57%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 892,214 Census workers, 78.4% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators321,48423,489
Agricultural labourers175,020100,172
Household industry workers19,50511,636
Other workers183,49457,414

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 800889

Shahjahanpur

329,736 people within this district · Town

Census code 800887

Tilhar

61,444 people within this district · Town

Census code 800892

Jalalabad

38,202 people within this district · Town

Census code 800886

Katra

32,440 people within this district · Town

Census code 800884

Powayan

28,613 people within this district · Town

Census code 800891

Kanth

27,137 people within this district · Town

Census code 800890

Shahjahanpur

18,116 people within this district · Town

Census code 800883

Khutar

17,423 people within this district · Town

Census code 800893

Allahganj

14,755 people within this district · Town

Census code 800885

Khudaganj

14,737 people within this district · Town