Population Rural & Urban
Definition – Rural & Urban Areas
Urban Unit (or Town):
All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, etc. (known as Statutory Town) All other places which satisfied the following criteria (known as Census Town):
-A minimum population of 5,000.
-At least 75 per cent of the male main workers engaged in non-agricultural pursuits.
-A density of population of at least 400 per sq. km.
Rural Areas :
All areas which are not categorized as Urban area are considered as Rural Area
*Source:- Census of India 2011
| Description | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|
| Population (%) | 54.03 % | 45.97 % |
| Total Population | 649,866 | 552,945 |
| Male Population | 349,674 | 296,650 |
| Female Population | 300,192 | 256,295 |
| Sex Ratio | 858 | 864 |
| Child Sex Ratio (0-6) | 823 | 846 |
| Child Population (0-6) | 92,905 | 71,873 |
| Male Child(0-6) | 50,951 | 38,930 |
| Female Child(0-6) | 41,954 | 32,943 |
| Child Percentage (0-6) | 14.30 % | 13.00 % |
| Male Child Percentage | 14.57 % | 13.12 % |
| Female Literacy Child Percentage | 13.98 % | 12.85 % |
| Literates | 412,631 | 391,425 |
| Male Literates | 250,016 | 225,443 |
| Female Literates | 162,615 | 165,982 |
| Average Literacy | 74.09 % | 81.37 % |
| Male Literates | 83.69 % | 87.48 % |
| Female Literates | 62.97 % | 74.31 % |