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Town · Census 2011 · code 800215

Malout 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.
Population81,406people
Households16,085PCA households
Literacy rate77.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople81,40643,24438,162
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,6325,2914,341
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+55,39431,28524,109
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.18%82.43%71.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople28,03314,79413,239
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers28,09424,1143,980
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.51%55.76%10.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,08322,8453,238
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0111,269742
Non-workerspeople53,31219,13034,182

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1187; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 16,085 households and 81,406 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.43% for males and 71.28% for females.
  • Of 28,094 workers, 92.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46225
Agricultural labourers614127
Household industry workers40752
Other workers24,6001,807

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
Malout (M Cl)0440023981,406

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.