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district · Census 2011 · code 183

Gonda 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.
Population3,433,919people
Households541,247PCA households
Literacy rate58.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.09%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,433,9193,208,890225,029
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds541,247504,27836,969
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6572,386543,98228,404
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.67%16.95%12.62%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males921923906
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6926927912
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,679,9941,529,165150,829
Literacy rate%58.71%57.38%76.71%
Male literacy rate%69.41%68.52%81.31%
Female literacy rate%47.09%45.29%71.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople531,973515,76916,204
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople870626244
Total workersCensus workers1,170,5521,104,06966,483
Work participation rate%34.09%34.41%29.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months739,663687,63452,029
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months430,889416,43514,454
Non-workerspeople2,263,3672,104,821158,546

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 578, 579, 580; 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 541,247 households and 3,433,919 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 6.55% of this area’s population, compared with 93.45% 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 69.41% and female literacy was 47.09%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,170,552 Census workers, 63.19% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators353,73786,603
Agricultural labourers200,475231,057
Household industry workers36,20829,091
Other workers149,24384,138

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 801134

Gonda

114,046 people within this district · Town

Census code 801136

Colonelganj

29,435 people within this district · Town

Census code 801137

Nawabganj

17,314 people within this district · Town

Census code 174750

Gird Gonda

14,391 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801133

Khargupur

10,472 people within this district · Town

Census code 174749

Janki Nagar

10,195 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801138

Mankapur

9,461 people within this district · Town

Census code 801135

Katra

8,108 people within this district · Town

Census code 174751

Pure Tiwari

4,609 people within this district · Census town