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Abohar 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.
Population 145,302 people
Households 28,614 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.94% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.78% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 145,302 76,984 68,318 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 16,547 9,005 7,542 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 101,643 57,275 44,368 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.94% 84.25% 73% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 36,734 19,214 17,520 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 49,078 41,775 7,303 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.78% 54.26% 10.69% Main workersworked at least 6 months 46,512 40,176 6,336 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,566 1,599 967 Non-workerspeople 96,224 35,209 61,015
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 28,614 households and 145,302 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.39% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.25% for males and 73% for females. Of 49,078 workers, 94.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,138 42 Agricultural labourers 1,756 347 Household industry workers 1,777 116 Other workers 41,841 2,061
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Abohar (M Cl) 043 00238 145,302
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.