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district · Census 2011 · code 154

Sitapur 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.
Population4,483,992people
Households801,764PCA households
Literacy rate61.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.73%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople4,483,9923,953,208530,784
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds801,764714,65587,109
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6747,558676,00471,554
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.67%17.1%13.48%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males888884915
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6930930922
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,283,7331,952,518331,215
Literacy rate%61.12%59.58%72.12%
Male literacy rate%70.31%69.47%76.44%
Female literacy rate%50.67%48.27%67.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,446,4271,393,57752,850
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,6021,257345
Total workersCensus workers1,422,6021,262,595160,007
Work participation rate%31.73%31.94%30.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,023,642900,223123,419
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months398,960362,37236,588
Non-workerspeople3,061,3902,690,613370,777

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 491, 492, 493; 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 801,764 households and 4,483,992 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 11.84% of this area’s population, compared with 88.16% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.67% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 70.31% and female literacy was 50.67%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,422,602 Census workers, 71.96% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators501,12469,973
Agricultural labourers262,453211,101
Household industry workers44,47226,499
Other workers215,59391,387

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 800907

Sitapur

177,234 people within this district · Town

Census code 800909

Laharpur

61,990 people within this district · Town

Census code 800911

Biswan

55,780 people within this district · Town

Census code 800912

Mahmudabad

50,777 people within this district · Town

Census code 800906

Khairabad

48,538 people within this district · Town

Census code 800914

Sidhauli

24,976 people within this district · Town

Census code 800904

Maholi

21,331 people within this district · Town

Census code 800908

Hargaon

20,920 people within this district · Town

Census code 800913

Paintepur

13,917 people within this district · Town

Census code 137766

Naiparapur

10,881 people within this district · Census town