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Rupnagar 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 684,627 people
Households 135,635 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.19% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.13% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 684,627 506,820 177,807 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 135,635 97,827 37,808 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 72,926 55,079 17,847 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.65% 10.87% 10.04% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 915 919 904 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 863 859 874 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 502,731 364,922 137,809 Literacy rate% 82.19% 80.78% 86.15% Male literacy rate% 87.5% 86.74% 89.61% Female literacy rate% 76.42% 74.35% 82.34% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 180,905 138,597 42,308 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 233,676 175,762 57,914 Work participation rate% 34.13% 34.68% 32.57% Main workersworked at least 6 months 194,209 142,868 51,341 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 39,467 32,894 6,573 Non-workerspeople 450,951 331,058 119,893
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 135,635 households and 684,627 residents. Urban residents made up 25.97% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.03%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.5% for males and 76.42% for females. Of 233,676 workers, 83.11% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 40,792 4,848 Agricultural labourers 14,965 6,555 Household industry workers 8,927 3,394 Other workers 129,525 24,670
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 800259 56,038 people within this district · Town
Census code 800258 48,497 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800261 24,022 people within this district · Town
Census code 800257 16,282 people within this district · Town
Census code 800260 13,920 people within this district · Town
Census code 038763 9,439 people within this district · Census town
Census code 038764 4,894 people within this district · Census town
Census code 038765 4,715 people within this district · Census town