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Town · Census 2011 · code 800063

Surankote population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jammu and Kashmir, 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.
Population6,743people
Households1,367PCA households
Literacy rate84.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,7433,5413,202
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,006536470
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,8622,7802,082
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.75%92.51%76.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople321
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,538810728
Total workersCensus workers1,9641,466498
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.13%41.4%15.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3581,112246
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months606354252
Non-workerspeople4,7792,0752,704

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 106; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,367 households and 6,743 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.51% for males and 76.21% for females.
  • Of 1,964 workers, 69.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3047
Agricultural labourers108246
Household industry workers3216
Other workers1,188297

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
Surankote (MC)005000196,743

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.