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Town · Census 2011 · code 800161

Nakodar 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.
Population36,973people
Households7,814PCA households
Literacy rate84.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople36,97319,36017,613
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,8431,9961,847
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+27,83615,18112,655
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.02%87.43%80.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople13,4926,9556,537
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers12,85710,8392,018
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.77%55.99%11.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,83010,2001,630
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,027639388
Non-workerspeople24,1168,52115,595

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 990; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,814 households and 36,973 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.43% for males and 80.27% for females.
  • Of 12,857 workers, 92.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators31334
Agricultural labourers37675
Household industry workers54293
Other workers10,599825

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
Nakodar (M Cl)0370021036,973

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.