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Town · Census 2011 · code 800156

Dhilwan 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.
Population8,157people
Households1,701PCA households
Literacy rate79.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.18%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,1574,2253,932
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6835422413
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,8343,1742,660
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.68%83.46%75.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2711,1541,117
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,7882,415373
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.18%57.16%9.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5482,251297
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months24016476
Non-workerspeople5,3691,8103,559

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 968; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,701 households and 8,157 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.46% for males and 75.59% for females.
  • Of 2,788 workers, 91.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4037
Agricultural labourers23944
Household industry workers954
Other workers1,811185

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
Dhilwan (NP)036002068,157

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.