What stands out in this profile?
- The source records 758,267 households and 3,529,031 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
- Urban residents accounted for 21.76% of this area’s population, compared with 78.24% in rural areas.
- Children aged 0–6 accounted for 11.91% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
- Male literacy was 80.99% and female literacy was 61.13%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
- Of 1,501,772 Census workers, 59.98% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.
What kinds of work were recorded?
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| Economic activity | Main workers | Marginal workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivators | 234,066 | 50,877 |
| Agricultural labourers | 185,015 | 380,433 |
| Household industry workers | 34,534 | 21,740 |
| Other workers | 447,129 | 147,978 |
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
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