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Town · Census 2011 · code 800147

Dhariwal 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.
Population16,772people
Households3,482PCA households
Literacy rate86.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,7728,7188,054
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,602880722
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,1567,0256,131
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.72%89.63%83.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,561811750
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,8864,5661,320
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.09%52.37%16.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8813,937944
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,005629376
Non-workerspeople10,8864,1526,734

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 940; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,482 households and 16,772 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.63% for males and 83.62% for females.
  • Of 5,886 workers, 82.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4314
Agricultural labourers8727
Household industry workers26762
Other workers4,484902

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
Dhariwal (M Cl)0350020216,772

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.