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Town · Census 2011 · code 800106

Sundarnagar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Himachal Pradesh, 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.
Population24,344people
Households5,850PCA households
Literacy rate90.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,34412,46111,883
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3301,2341,096
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,02110,5199,502
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.95%93.69%88.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,2112,6612,550
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1447767
Total workersCensus workers8,4606,3022,158
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.75%50.57%18.16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,6435,7681,875
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months817534283
Non-workerspeople15,8846,1599,725

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 642; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,850 households and 24,344 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.69% for males and 88.09% for females.
  • Of 8,460 workers, 90.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21498
Agricultural labourers3540
Household industry workers15234
Other workers7,242645

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
Sundarnagar (M Cl)0270013224,344

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.