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Census town · Census 2011 · code 038763

Nehon 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.
Population9,439people
Households2,309PCA households
Literacy rate86.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,4395,1914,248
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6869456413
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,3984,3823,016
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.32%92.54%78.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0361,090946
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,0632,754309
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.45%53.05%7.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9332,657276
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1309733
Non-workerspeople6,3762,4373,939

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1347; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,309 households and 9,439 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.54% for males and 78.64% for females.
  • Of 3,063 workers, 95.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators70
Agricultural labourers95
Household industry workers67
Other workers2,911118

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
Nehon (CT)051002649,439

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.