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Kapurthala population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Punjab, using 2011 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.
Population 815,168 people
Households 167,989 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.07% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.86% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 815,168 532,706 282,462 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 167,989 107,710 60,279 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 86,025 57,353 28,672 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.55% 10.77% 10.15% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 912 931 878 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 871 859 896 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 576,567 360,776 215,791 Literacy rate% 79.07% 75.9% 85.03% Male literacy rate% 83.15% 80.35% 88.23% Female literacy rate% 74.63% 71.16% 81.38% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 276,707 212,013 64,694 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 284,165 181,044 103,121 Work participation rate% 34.86% 33.99% 36.51% Main workersworked at least 6 months 248,208 155,809 92,399 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 35,957 25,235 10,722 Non-workerspeople 531,003 351,662 179,341
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 167,989 households and 815,168 residents. Urban residents made up 34.65% of the population. Rural residents made up 65.35%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.15% for males and 74.63% for females. Of 284,165 workers, 87.35% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 53,045 2,207 Agricultural labourers 32,888 9,499 Household industry workers 8,206 1,655 Other workers 154,069 22,596
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 800155 98,916 people within this district · Town
Census code 800158 97,864 people within this district · Town
Census code 029683 20,102 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800157 16,877 people within this district · Town
Census code 029355 15,575 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800153 10,548 people within this district · Town
Census code 800154 10,116 people within this district · Town
Census code 800156 8,157 people within this district · Town
Census code 029684 4,307 people within this district · Census town