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Census town · Census 2011 · code 040094

Khuda Alisher population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chandigarh, 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.
Population6,831people
Households1,562PCA households
Literacy rate87.55%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8313,7403,091
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6919478441
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1763,0132,163
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.55%92.37%81.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,765926839
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,3732,017356
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.74%53.93%11.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1921,945247
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months18172109
Non-workerspeople4,4581,7232,735

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1442; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,562 households and 6,831 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.37% for males and 81.62% for females.
  • Of 2,373 workers, 92.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators854
Agricultural labourers122
Household industry workers164
Other workers2,079171

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
Khuda Alisher (CT)055002776,831

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.