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Census town · Census 2011 · code 035832

Mehna 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.
Population27,733people
Households5,767PCA households
Literacy rate94.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation52.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,73318,1869,547
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,9312,1591,772
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,49815,4677,031
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.52%96.51%90.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,006609397
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers14,46213,500962
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population52.15%74.23%10.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,70313,092611
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months759408351
Non-workerspeople13,2714,6868,585

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1224; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,767 households and 27,733 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.51% for males and 90.43% for females.
  • Of 14,462 workers, 94.75% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators677
Agricultural labourers285
Household industry workers17828
Other workers13,430719

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
Mehna (CT)0460024527,733

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.