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Town · Census 2011 · code 800194

Doraha 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.
Population25,424people
Households5,291PCA households
Literacy rate82.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,42414,35311,071
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8311,5671,264
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,62210,9637,659
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.42%85.74%78.1%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,3403,4502,890
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers10,0758,5661,509
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.63%59.68%13.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,4368,1081,328
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months639458181
Non-workerspeople15,3495,7879,562

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1103; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,291 households and 25,424 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.74% for males and 78.1% for females.
  • Of 10,075 workers, 93.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15410
Agricultural labourers9032
Household industry workers13934
Other workers9,053563

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
Doraha (M Cl)0410022625,424

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.