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Census town · Census 2011 · code 030391

Chomon 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.
Population3,704people
Households826PCA households
Literacy rate83.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,7041,9561,748
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6424239185
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,7491,5201,229
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.81%88.53%78.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0901,0881,002
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,2271,067160
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.13%54.55%9.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,2011,048153
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months26197
Non-workerspeople2,4778891,588

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1006; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 826 households and 3,704 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.53% for males and 78.63% for females.
  • Of 1,227 workers, 97.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators790
Agricultural labourers440
Household industry workers21
Other workers1,07625

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
Chomon (CT)037002123,704

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.