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Census town · Census 2011 · code 037081

Nilpur 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.
Population8,391people
Households1,722PCA households
Literacy rate82.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,3914,3943,997
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,067586481
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0533,3382,715
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.65%87.66%77.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,260654606
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,9582,509449
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.25%57.1%11.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6782,348330
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months280161119
Non-workerspeople5,4331,8853,548

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1281; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,722 households and 8,391 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.66% for males and 77.22% for females.
  • Of 2,958 workers, 90.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators992
Agricultural labourers263
Household industry workers644
Other workers2,489271

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
Nilpur (CT)048002548,391

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.