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Jalandhar 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 2,193,590 people
Households 461,635 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.48% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.31% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,193,590 1,032,419 1,161,171 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 461,635 213,682 247,953 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 226,302 105,196 121,106 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.32% 10.19% 10.43% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 915 952 884 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 874 885 865 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,622,537 728,134 894,403 Literacy rate% 82.48% 78.53% 85.99% Male literacy rate% 86.15% 83.06% 88.8% Female literacy rate% 78.48% 73.81% 82.83% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 854,444 515,342 339,102 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 774,472 350,042 424,430 Work participation rate% 35.31% 33.91% 36.55% Main workersworked at least 6 months 689,592 303,843 385,749 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 84,880 46,199 38,681 Non-workerspeople 1,419,118 682,377 736,741
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 461,635 households and 2,193,590 residents. Urban residents made up 52.93% of the population. Rural residents made up 47.07%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.32% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.15% for males and 78.48% for females. Of 774,472 workers, 89.04% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 81,443 4,252 Agricultural labourers 52,371 14,293 Household industry workers 24,842 4,920 Other workers 530,936 61,415
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 800166 868,929 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800165 47,845 people within this district · Town
Census code 800161 36,973 people within this district · Town
Census code 800169 25,662 people within this district · Town
Census code 800163 24,688 people within this district · Town
Census code 800168 20,922 people within this district · Town
Census code 800170 17,549 people within this district · Town
Census code 800162 16,462 people within this district · Town
Census code 800164 14,560 people within this district · Town
Census code 800160 14,488 people within this district · Town
Census code 800159 10,362 people within this district · Town
Census code 030387 9,406 people within this district · Census town
Census code 030248 8,487 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800167 7,815 people within this district · Town
Census code 030636 7,044 people within this district · Census town
Census code 030247 6,258 people within this district · Census town
Census code 030388 5,961 people within this district · Census town
Census code 030389 5,483 people within this district · Census town
Census code 030390 4,657 people within this district · Census town
Census code 030635 3,916 people within this district · Census town
Census code 030391 3,704 people within this district · Census town