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Fatehgarh Sahib 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 600,163 people
Households 118,100 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.35% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.79% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 600,163 414,681 185,482 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 118,100 78,997 39,103 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 63,271 42,785 20,486 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.54% 10.32% 11.04% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 871 884 841 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 842 835 857 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 426,033 288,340 137,693 Literacy rate% 79.35% 77.53% 83.45% Male literacy rate% 83.33% 81.79% 86.69% Female literacy rate% 74.8% 72.75% 79.59% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 192,493 154,570 37,923 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 214,783 148,103 66,680 Work participation rate% 35.79% 35.71% 35.95% Main workersworked at least 6 months 192,845 131,510 61,335 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 21,938 16,593 5,345 Non-workerspeople 385,380 266,578 118,802
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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 118,100 households and 600,163 residents. Urban residents made up 30.91% of the population. Rural residents made up 69.09%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.54% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.33% for males and 74.8% for females. Of 214,783 workers, 89.79% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 42,822 1,423 Agricultural labourers 17,633 3,756 Household industry workers 6,837 1,211 Other workers 125,553 15,548
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 800187 82,266 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800185 58,097 people within this district · Town
Census code 800184 20,288 people within this district · Town
Census code 800186 14,696 people within this district · Town
Census code 800188 10,135 people within this district · Town