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Census town · Census 2011 · code 029683

Phagwara Sharki 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.
Population20,102people
Households4,343PCA households
Literacy rate83.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.1%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,10210,6659,437
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2521,1591,093
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,8858,3436,542
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.39%87.77%78.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,0144,6654,349
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers7,0555,7631,292
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.1%54.04%13.69%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,9215,129792
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,134634500
Non-workerspeople13,0474,9028,145

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 976; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,343 households and 20,102 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.77% for males and 78.4% for females.
  • Of 7,055 workers, 83.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8319
Agricultural labourers9816
Household industry workers14634
Other workers5,5941,065

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
Phagwara Sharki (CT)0360020820,102

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.