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Hoshiarpur 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 1,586,625 people
Households 336,994 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.59% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.5% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,586,625 1,251,656 334,969 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 336,994 264,831 72,163 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 168,331 134,056 34,275 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.61% 10.71% 10.23% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 961 973 919 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 865 865 863 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,199,699 935,835 263,864 Literacy rate% 84.59% 83.74% 87.75% Male literacy rate% 88.75% 88.28% 90.47% Female literacy rate% 80.31% 79.13% 84.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 557,504 465,037 92,467 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 499,822 385,166 114,656 Work participation rate% 31.5% 30.77% 34.23% Main workersworked at least 6 months 411,011 311,079 99,932 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 88,811 74,087 14,724 Non-workerspeople 1,086,803 866,490 220,313
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 336,994 households and 1,586,625 residents. Urban residents made up 21.11% of the population. Rural residents made up 78.89%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.61% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.75% for males and 80.31% for females. Of 499,822 workers, 82.23% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 82,587 7,185 Agricultural labourers 49,487 24,875 Household industry workers 11,952 4,038 Other workers 266,985 52,713
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 800176 168,653 people within this district · Town
Census code 800174 29,841 people within this district · Town
Census code 800172 25,192 people within this district · Town
Census code 800171 23,419 people within this district · Town
Census code 031344 19,485 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800179 16,955 people within this district · Town
Census code 800178 11,360 people within this district · Town
Census code 800175 8,928 people within this district · Town
Census code 800173 7,593 people within this district · Town
Census code 031760 7,304 people within this district · Census town
Census code 031343 6,091 people within this district · Census town
Census code 031345 5,722 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800177 4,426 people within this district · Town