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Ludhiana 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 3,498,739 people
Households 716,826 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.72% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,498,739 1,429,031 2,069,708 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 716,826 280,796 436,030 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 384,114 148,970 235,144 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.98% 10.42% 11.36% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 873 897 857 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 860 859 860 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,560,225 1,002,069 1,558,156 Literacy rate% 82.2% 78.28% 84.93% Male literacy rate% 85.98% 82.77% 88.16% Female literacy rate% 77.88% 73.31% 81.16% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 923,358 559,471 363,887 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 1,284,822 530,823 753,999 Work participation rate% 36.72% 37.15% 36.43% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,138,654 456,208 682,446 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 146,168 74,615 71,553 Non-workerspeople 2,213,917 898,208 1,315,709
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 716,826 households and 3,498,739 residents. Urban residents made up 59.16% of the population. Rural residents made up 40.84%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.98% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.98% for males and 77.88% for females. Of 1,284,822 workers, 88.62% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 133,588 7,149 Agricultural labourers 79,561 19,085 Household industry workers 58,488 13,179 Other workers 867,017 106,755
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 800196 1,618,879 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 800191 128,137 people within this district · Town
Census code 800199 65,240 people within this district · Town
Census code 033675 28,884 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800198 28,734 people within this district · Town
Census code 800194 25,424 people within this district · Town
Census code 800189 24,916 people within this district · Town
Census code 800195 22,484 people within this district · Town
Census code 800190 19,678 people within this district · Town
Census code 800197 16,356 people within this district · Town
Census code 033546 13,174 people within this district · Census town
Census code 033676 12,294 people within this district · Census town
Census code 033677 11,066 people within this district · Census town
Census code 033678 10,843 people within this district · Census town
Census code 033754 9,761 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800192 7,923 people within this district · Town
Census code 033755 7,678 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800193 7,567 people within this district · Town
Census code 033679 6,825 people within this district · Census town
Census code 033674 3,845 people within this district · Census town