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Census town · Census 2011 · code 039228

Sohana 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.
Population9,306people
Households1,869PCA households
Literacy rate81.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.02%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,3064,9214,385
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,090596494
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,6973,6863,011
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.51%85.23%77.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0501,084966
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,9802,482498
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.02%50.44%11.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6442,233411
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months33624987
Non-workerspeople6,3262,4393,887

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1370; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,869 households and 9,306 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.23% for males and 77.38% for females.
  • Of 2,980 workers, 88.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6611
Agricultural labourers14521
Household industry workers506
Other workers2,383298

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
Sohana (CT)052002679,306

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.