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Amritsar 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 2,490,656 people
Households 488,898 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.27% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.85% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,490,656 1,156,045 1,334,611 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 488,898 214,993 273,905 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 281,795 142,172 139,623 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.31% 12.3% 10.46% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 889 904 877 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 826 826 826 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,684,770 689,447 995,323 Literacy rate% 76.27% 68% 83.29% Male literacy rate% 80.15% 72.92% 86.18% Female literacy rate% 71.96% 62.63% 80.02% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 770,864 464,984 305,880 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 917,856 423,214 494,642 Work participation rate% 36.85% 36.61% 37.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 787,254 349,730 437,524 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 130,602 73,484 57,118 Non-workerspeople 1,572,800 732,831 839,969
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 488,898 households and 2,490,656 residents. Urban residents made up 53.58% of the population. Rural residents made up 46.42%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.31% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.15% for males and 71.96% for females. Of 917,856 workers, 85.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 115,642 8,975 Agricultural labourers 91,248 30,351 Household industry workers 32,961 8,681 Other workers 547,403 82,595
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 800252 1,159,227 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800251 29,232 people within this district · Town
Census code 800247 21,107 people within this district · Town
Census code 037672 20,440 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800253 14,506 people within this district · Town
Census code 800249 14,503 people within this district · Town
Census code 800248 14,298 people within this district · Town
Census code 037850 10,979 people within this district · Census town
Census code 037671 10,679 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800250 10,410 people within this district · Town
Census code 037849 8,946 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800246 6,398 people within this district · Town
Census code 037425 5,416 people within this district · Census town
Census code 037848 4,588 people within this district · Census town
Census code 037673 3,882 people within this district · Census town