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Census town · Census 2011 · code 031760

Chohal 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.
Population7,304people
Households1,814PCA households
Literacy rate88.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,3043,9893,315
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6856438418
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7003,2932,407
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.4%92.73%83.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2461,1651,081
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,5222,232290
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.53%55.95%8.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2952,109186
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months227123104
Non-workerspeople4,7821,7573,025

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1039; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,814 households and 7,304 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.73% for males and 83.09% for females.
  • Of 2,522 workers, 91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators509
Agricultural labourers3133
Household industry workers123
Other workers2,202182

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
Chohal (CT)038002167,304

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.