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district · Census 2011 · code 182

Balrampur 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.
Population2,148,665people
Households323,881PCA households
Literacy rate49.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.38%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,148,6651,982,274166,391
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds323,881298,36825,513
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6394,710371,22823,482
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%18.37%18.73%14.11%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males928928917
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6950951935
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+868,357773,01095,347
Literacy rate%49.51%47.98%66.72%
Male literacy rate%59.73%58.64%71.98%
Female literacy rate%38.43%36.44%60.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople277,212268,6128,600
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople24,88724,750137
Total workersCensus workers760,253713,06447,189
Work participation rate%35.38%35.97%28.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months458,727424,86933,858
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months301,526288,19513,331
Non-workerspeople1,388,4121,269,210119,202

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 575, 576, 577; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 323,881 households and 2,148,665 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 7.74% of this area’s population, compared with 92.26% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 18.37% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 59.73% and female literacy was 38.43%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 760,253 Census workers, 60.34% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators220,49156,123
Agricultural labourers143,090185,678
Household industry workers15,64214,274
Other workers79,50445,451

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 801129

Balrampur

82,488 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801132

Utraula

32,145 people within this district · Town

Census code 801130

Tulsipur

24,488 people within this district · Town

Census code 801131

Pachperwa

17,220 people within this district · Town

Census code 173406

Bishunipur

4,302 people within this district · Census town