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Tarn Taran 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 1,119,627 people
Households 203,421 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.81% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,119,627 977,832 141,795 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 203,421 176,669 26,752 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 137,223 120,988 16,235 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.26% 12.37% 11.45% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 900 901 889 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 820 818 835 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 666,162 570,113 96,049 Literacy rate% 67.81% 66.54% 76.5% Male literacy rate% 73.24% 72.17% 80.45% Female literacy rate% 61.85% 60.37% 72.08% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 377,468 339,558 37,910 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 380,702 333,853 46,849 Work participation rate% 34% 34.14% 33.04% Main workersworked at least 6 months 316,310 273,431 42,879 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 64,392 60,422 3,970 Non-workerspeople 738,925 643,979 94,946
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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 203,421 households and 1,119,627 residents. Urban residents made up 12.66% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.34%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.26% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.24% for males and 61.85% for females. Of 380,702 workers, 83.09% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 109,788 6,065 Agricultural labourers 61,212 20,004 Household industry workers 16,087 5,241 Other workers 129,223 33,082
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 800254 66,847 people within this district · Town
Census code 800255 40,976 people within this district · Town
Census code 038244 20,526 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800256 13,446 people within this district · Town