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Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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 612,310 people
Households 129,500 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.78% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.37% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 612,310 486,894 125,416 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 129,500 102,766 26,734 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 62,719 49,364 13,355 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.24% 10.14% 10.65% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 954 962 924 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 885 884 889 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 438,459 345,595 92,864 Literacy rate% 79.78% 78.99% 82.87% Male literacy rate% 85.41% 84.99% 86.99% Female literacy rate% 73.93% 72.81% 78.43% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 260,284 212,889 47,395 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 204,329 162,775 41,554 Work participation rate% 33.37% 33.43% 33.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 173,507 135,970 37,537 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 30,822 26,805 4,017 Non-workerspeople 407,981 324,119 83,862
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 129,500 households and 612,310 residents. Urban residents made up 20.48% of the population. Rural residents made up 79.52%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.41% for males and 73.93% for females. Of 204,329 workers, 84.92% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 40,289 2,319 Agricultural labourers 16,556 6,070 Household industry workers 7,118 1,893 Other workers 109,544 20,540
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 800181 46,024 people within this district · Town
Census code 800183 21,631 people within this district · Town
Census code 800180 20,906 people within this district · Town
Census code 800182 15,676 people within this district · Town
Census code 032529 7,589 people within this district · Census town
Census code 032342 5,046 people within this district · Census town
Census code 032344 4,481 people within this district · Census town
Census code 032343 4,063 people within this district · Census town