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district · Census 2011 · code 161

Etawah 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.
Population1,581,810people
Households277,527PCA households
Literacy rate78.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.99%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,581,8101,215,511366,299
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds277,527213,54863,979
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6227,470182,91444,556
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.38%15.05%12.16%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males870862897
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6875876874
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,062,003798,203263,800
Literacy rate%78.41%77.3%81.99%
Male literacy rate%86.06%85.98%86.34%
Female literacy rate%69.61%67.21%77.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople388,283328,65959,624
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1697297
Total workersCensus workers506,072400,394105,678
Work participation rate%31.99%32.94%28.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months361,588278,69582,893
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months144,484121,69922,785
Non-workerspeople1,075,738815,117260,621

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 512, 513, 514; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 277,527 households and 1,581,810 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 23.16% of this area’s population, compared with 76.84% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.38% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 86.06% and female literacy was 69.61%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 506,072 Census workers, 71.45% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators146,30924,518
Agricultural labourers84,27573,751
Household industry workers13,4947,309
Other workers117,51038,906

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 800981

Etawah

256,838 people within this district · Town

Census code 800983

Bharthana

44,120 people within this district · Town

Census code 800980

Jaswantnagar

28,164 people within this district · Town

Census code 800984

Bakewar

14,965 people within this district · Town

Census code 800982

Ekdil

11,310 people within this district · Town

Census code 800985

Lakhna

10,902 people within this district · Town