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Sangrur 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 1,655,169 people
Households 318,870 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.36% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,655,169 1,139,204 515,965 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 318,870 217,864 101,006 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 181,334 122,324 59,010 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.96% 10.74% 11.44% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 885 884 887 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 840 827 869 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,002,077 658,857 343,220 Literacy rate% 67.99% 64.79% 75.11% Male literacy rate% 73.18% 70.22% 79.75% Female literacy rate% 62.17% 58.7% 69.9% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 461,609 361,376 100,233 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 568,758 396,491 172,267 Work participation rate% 34.36% 34.8% 33.39% Main workersworked at least 6 months 499,792 341,057 158,735 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 68,966 55,434 13,532 Non-workerspeople 1,086,411 742,713 343,698
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 318,870 households and 1,655,169 residents. Urban residents made up 31.17% of the population. Rural residents made up 68.83%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.96% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.18% for males and 62.17% for females. Of 568,758 workers, 87.87% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 150,338 6,853 Agricultural labourers 72,139 19,660 Household industry workers 15,130 3,448 Other workers 262,185 39,005
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 800270 135,424 people within this district · Town
Census code 800273 88,043 people within this district · Town
Census code 800276 69,069 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800271 55,225 people within this district · Town
Census code 800269 31,302 people within this district · Town
Census code 800274 23,851 people within this district · Town
Census code 800278 22,588 people within this district · Town
Census code 800272 22,320 people within this district · Town
Census code 800279 18,141 people within this district · Town
Census code 800277 16,952 people within this district · Town
Census code 800280 14,096 people within this district · Town
Census code 800275 11,615 people within this district · Town
Census code 039571 7,339 people within this district · Census town