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Town · Census 2011 · code 059498

Sikanderpur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Haryana, 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.
Population8,894people
Households1,727PCA households
Literacy rate70.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8944,8444,050
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,448763685
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,2643,3061,958
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.7%81.01%58.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,430779651
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,3802,490890
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38%51.4%21.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,9502,255695
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months430235195
Non-workerspeople5,5142,3543,160

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1989; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,727 households and 8,894 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.28% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.01% for males and 58.19% for females.
  • Of 3,380 workers, 87.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7913
Agricultural labourers129104
Household industry workers11118
Other workers2,631295

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
Sikanderpur (19) (CT)075003758,894

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.