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Patiala 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 1,895,686 people
Households 372,293 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.28% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.83% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,895,686 1,132,406 763,280 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 372,293 214,257 158,036 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 212,892 134,494 78,398 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.23% 11.88% 10.27% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 891 891 891 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 837 827 852 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,266,791 688,838 577,953 Literacy rate% 75.28% 69.03% 84.39% Male literacy rate% 80.2% 74.91% 87.88% Female literacy rate% 69.8% 62.49% 80.48% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 465,359 348,587 116,772 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 660,267 387,299 272,968 Work participation rate% 34.83% 34.2% 35.76% Main workersworked at least 6 months 570,391 325,813 244,578 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 89,876 61,486 28,390 Non-workerspeople 1,235,419 745,107 490,312
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 372,293 households and 1,895,686 residents. Urban residents made up 40.26% of the population. Rural residents made up 59.74%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.23% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.2% for males and 69.8% for females. Of 660,267 workers, 86.39% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 108,596 4,586 Agricultural labourers 65,505 23,618 Household industry workers 19,278 4,369 Other workers 377,012 57,303
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 800242 446,246 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800245 92,301 people within this district · Town
Census code 800240 67,972 people within this district · Town
Census code 800237 54,072 people within this district · Town
Census code 800238 27,963 people within this district · Town
Census code 800243 21,201 people within this district · Town
Census code 036830 10,509 people within this district · Census town
Census code 036472 10,218 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800239 10,162 people within this district · Town
Census code 037081 8,391 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800241 7,260 people within this district · Town
Census code 800244 6,985 people within this district · Town