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Town · Census 2011 · code 800152

Dera Baba Nanak 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.
Population6,394people
Households1,298PCA households
Literacy rate87.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3943,3313,063
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6597324273
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0682,7172,351
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.42%90.36%84.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,659865794
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,9451,667278
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.42%50.05%9.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7761,540236
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months16912742
Non-workerspeople4,4491,6642,785

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 954; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,298 households and 6,394 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.36% for males and 84.27% for females.
  • Of 1,945 workers, 91.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators271
Agricultural labourers8115
Household industry workers136
Other workers1,655147

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
Dera Baba Nanak (M Cl)035002046,394

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.