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Census town · Census 2011 · code 039227

Balongi 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.
Population15,982people
Households3,677PCA households
Literacy rate82.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,9828,7737,209
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4711,3131,158
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1576,5924,565
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.58%88.36%75.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9591,104855
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,9554,7721,183
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.26%54.39%16.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9694,273696
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months986499487
Non-workerspeople10,0274,0016,026

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1369; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,677 households and 15,982 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.36% for males and 75.44% for females.
  • Of 5,955 workers, 83.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14119
Agricultural labourers12310
Household industry workers21546
Other workers4,490911

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
Balongi (CT)0520026715,982

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.