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Census town · Census 2011 · code 027779

Sarna population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Punjab, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population5,847people
Households1,158PCA households
Literacy rate83.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,8473,0892,758
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6549308241
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4272,4222,005
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.56%87.09%79.66%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5741,3571,217
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,8581,585273
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.78%51.31%9.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4301,262168
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months428323105
Non-workerspeople3,9891,5042,485

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 923; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,158 households and 5,847 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.09% for males and 79.66% for females.
  • Of 1,858 workers, 76.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators241
Agricultural labourers1736
Household industry workers304
Other workers1,359387

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sarna (CT)035002015,847

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.