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Shikar 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.
Population 4,001 people
Households 692 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.51% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 4,001 2,330 1,671 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 442 243 199 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,847 1,796 1,051 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 79.99% 86.06% 71.4% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 264 145 119 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 1,661 1,421 240 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 41.51% 60.99% 14.36% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,570 1,380 190 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 91 41 50 Non-workerspeople 2,340 909 1,431
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 692 households and 4,001 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.05% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.06% for males and 71.4% for females. Of 1,661 workers, 94.52% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 243 2 Agricultural labourers 132 1 Household industry workers 17 2 Other workers 1,178 86
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Shikar (CT) 035 00204 4,001
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.