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district · Census 2011 · code 158

Rae Bareli 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.
Population3,405,559people
Households619,707PCA households
Literacy rate67.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.37%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,405,5593,097,564307,995
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds619,707565,77653,931
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6482,517447,62734,890
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.17%14.45%11.33%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males943945924
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6926928909
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,965,8431,750,026215,817
Literacy rate%67.25%66.04%79.02%
Male literacy rate%77.63%76.93%84.32%
Female literacy rate%56.29%54.56%73.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,030,367984,42045,947
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,7561,425331
Total workersCensus workers1,204,7101,109,06795,643
Work participation rate%35.37%35.8%31.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months644,869572,73672,133
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months559,841536,33123,510
Non-workerspeople2,200,8491,988,497212,352

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 503, 504, 505; 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 619,707 households and 3,405,559 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 9.04% of this area’s population, compared with 90.96% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.17% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 77.63% and female literacy was 56.29%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,204,710 Census workers, 53.53% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators239,99176,900
Agricultural labourers173,691334,191
Household industry workers32,64628,128
Other workers198,541120,622

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 800959

Rae Bareli

191,316 people within this district · Town

Census code 800958

Jais

26,735 people within this district · Town

Census code 800960

Lalganj

23,124 people within this district · Town

Census code 800964

Salon

14,757 people within this district · Town

Census code 800956

Bachhrawan

12,521 people within this district · Town

Census code 800963

Parsadepur

11,853 people within this district · Town

Census code 800962

Unchahar

11,033 people within this district · Town

Census code 800961

Dalmau

9,983 people within this district · Town

Census code 800957

Maharajganj

6,673 people within this district · Town