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Faridkot 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 617,508 people
Households 120,893 PCA households
Literacy rate 69.55% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.88% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 617,508 400,457 217,051 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 120,893 76,728 44,165 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 69,311 44,722 24,589 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.22% 11.17% 11.33% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 890 900 873 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 851 854 844 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 381,285 229,799 151,486 Literacy rate% 69.55% 64.6% 78.71% Male literacy rate% 74.6% 69.8% 83.34% Female literacy rate% 63.91% 58.85% 73.43% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 240,328 171,199 69,129 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 221,555 144,520 77,035 Work participation rate% 35.88% 36.09% 35.49% Main workersworked at least 6 months 190,415 121,455 68,960 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 31,140 23,065 8,075 Non-workerspeople 395,953 255,937 140,016
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 120,893 households and 617,508 residents. Urban residents made up 35.15% of the population. Rural residents made up 64.85%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.22% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.6% for males and 63.91% for females. Of 221,555 workers, 85.94% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 50,138 3,092 Agricultural labourers 41,066 12,992 Household industry workers 6,283 1,942 Other workers 92,928 13,114
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 800220 91,979 people within this district · Town
Census code 800219 87,695 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800221 37,377 people within this district · Town including outgrowths