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district · Census 2011 · code 195

Ghazipur 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.
Population3,620,268people
Households546,664PCA households
Literacy rate71.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.27%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,620,2683,345,908274,360
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds546,664505,09541,569
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6558,559520,46738,092
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.43%15.56%13.88%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males952955913
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6908909898
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,197,5492,007,741189,808
Literacy rate%71.78%71.06%80.34%
Male literacy rate%82.8%82.45%86.81%
Female literacy rate%60.29%59.23%73.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople726,641700,01326,628
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople28,71227,2181,494
Total workersCensus workers1,204,6021,128,89375,709
Work participation rate%33.27%33.74%27.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months766,881705,41961,462
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months437,721423,47414,247
Non-workerspeople2,415,6662,217,015198,651

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 614, 615, 616; 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 546,664 households and 3,620,268 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 7.58% of this area’s population, compared with 92.42% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 15.43% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 82.8% and female literacy was 60.29%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,204,602 Census workers, 63.66% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators274,53594,408
Agricultural labourers219,929216,005
Household industry workers38,24930,005
Other workers234,16897,303

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 801222

Ghazipur

121,020 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801224

Mohammadabad

38,328 people within this district · Town

Census code 801226

Zamania

33,243 people within this district · Town

Census code 801220

Saidpur

24,338 people within this district · Town

Census code 801223

Bahadurganj

19,992 people within this district · Town

Census code 801219

Sadat

12,361 people within this district · Town

Census code 801221

Jangipur

12,223 people within this district · Town