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Town · Census 2011 · code 800157

Sultanpur 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.
Population16,877people
Households3,460PCA households
Literacy rate78.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,8778,8628,015
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9181,035883
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7996,4275,372
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.88%82.11%75.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7431,4351,308
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers6,0094,9321,077
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.6%55.65%13.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4684,588880
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months541344197
Non-workerspeople10,8683,9306,938

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 972; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,460 households and 16,877 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.11% for males and 75.32% for females.
  • Of 6,009 workers, 91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21712
Agricultural labourers13089
Household industry workers16024
Other workers4,961416

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
Sultanpur (M Cl)0360020716,877

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.