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Town · Census 2011 · code 800172

Dasua 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.
Population25,192people
Households5,281PCA households
Literacy rate85.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,19213,04712,145
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6001,3961,204
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,40910,3419,068
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.91%88.76%82.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,1803,1852,995
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers8,2506,3891,861
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.75%48.97%15.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,9715,6361,335
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,279753526
Non-workerspeople16,9426,65810,284

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1027; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,281 households and 25,192 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.76% for males and 82.88% for females.
  • Of 8,250 workers, 84.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators29351
Agricultural labourers17044
Household industry workers8020
Other workers6,4281,164

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
Dasua (M Cl)0380021425,192

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.