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district · Census 2011 · code 192

Mau 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.
Population2,205,968people
Households324,424PCA households
Literacy rate73.09%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.58%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,205,9681,706,760499,208
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds324,424253,64570,779
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6341,182264,23476,948
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.47%15.48%15.41%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males979987951
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6926919954
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,363,0441,035,752327,292
Literacy rate%73.09%71.8%77.51%
Male literacy rate%82.45%82.32%82.9%
Female literacy rate%63.63%61.29%71.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople474,537422,65751,880
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22,91521,3021,613
Total workersCensus workers696,747532,998163,749
Work participation rate%31.58%31.23%32.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months396,438268,569127,869
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months300,309264,42935,880
Non-workerspeople1,509,2211,173,762335,459

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 605, 606, 607; 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 324,424 households and 2,205,968 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 22.63% of this area’s population, compared with 77.37% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 15.47% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 82.45% and female literacy was 63.63%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 696,747 Census workers, 56.9% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators101,29543,930
Agricultural labourers67,343145,000
Household industry workers87,57031,044
Other workers140,23080,335

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 801200

Maunath Bhanjan

278,745 people within this district · Town

Census code 801201

Muhammadabad

41,780 people within this district · Town

Census code 801197

Ghosi

39,165 people within this district · Town

Census code 801198

Kopaganj

34,782 people within this district · Town

Census code 197677

Walidpur

25,589 people within this district · Census town

Census code 197190

Kurthi Jafarpur

14,157 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801199

Adari

13,717 people within this district · Town

Census code 197679

Khairabad

13,016 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801195

Dohrighat

11,799 people within this district · Town

Census code 197188

Para

6,427 people within this district · Census town

Census code 197678

Atrari

5,555 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801196

Amila

5,234 people within this district · Town

Census code 197189

Ratanpura

4,405 people within this district · Census town