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Town · Census 2011 · code 800192

Payal 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.
Population7,923people
Households1,537PCA households
Literacy rate78.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,9234,2383,685
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6855477378
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5363,0912,445
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.32%82.19%73.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2531,7621,491
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,6002,330270
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.82%54.98%7.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4332,201232
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months16712938
Non-workerspeople5,3231,9083,415

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1101; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,537 households and 7,923 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.19% for males and 73.93% for females.
  • Of 2,600 workers, 93.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2164
Agricultural labourers19419
Household industry workers8410
Other workers1,939134

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
Payal (M Cl)041002267,923

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.