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district · Census 2011 · code 168

Hamirpur 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.
Population1,104,285people
Households204,863PCA households
Literacy rate68.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.18%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,104,285894,437209,848
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds204,863166,70038,163
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6154,355128,23226,123
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.98%14.34%12.45%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males861858871
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6886891862
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+653,299511,783141,516
Literacy rate%68.77%66.79%77.03%
Male literacy rate%79.76%78.49%85.1%
Female literacy rate%55.95%53.08%67.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople241,198198,69342,505
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople47445429
Total workersCensus workers443,655376,25467,401
Work participation rate%40.18%42.07%32.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months290,375239,07751,298
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months153,280137,17716,103
Non-workerspeople660,630518,183142,447

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 533, 534, 535; 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 204,863 households and 1,104,285 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 19% of this area’s population, compared with 81% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.98% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 79.76% and female literacy was 55.95%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 443,655 Census workers, 65.45% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators109,94020,374
Agricultural labourers89,59091,859
Household industry workers10,5329,344
Other workers80,31331,703

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 801042

Rath

65,056 people within this district · Town

Census code 801044

Maudaha

40,003 people within this district · Town

Census code 801040

Sumerpur

39,132 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801039

Hamirpur

35,475 people within this district · Town

Census code 801038

Kurara

13,408 people within this district · Town

Census code 801043

Sarila

9,271 people within this district · Town

Census code 801041

Gohand

7,503 people within this district · Town