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Town · Census 2011 · code 800208

Firozpur Cantt 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.
Population53,199people
Households10,403PCA households
Literacy rate86.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.57%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople53,19930,77522,424
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,9403,2272,713
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+40,91524,91815,997
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.58%90.45%81.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,8255,1174,708
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers21,04918,9862,063
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.57%61.69%9.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,14718,3871,760
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months902599303
Non-workerspeople32,15011,78920,361

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1163; 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 10,403 households and 53,199 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.45% for males and 81.16% for females.
  • Of 21,049 workers, 95.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7831
Agricultural labourers9842
Household industry workers25056
Other workers19,721773

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
Firozpur Cantt (CB)0430023553,199

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.