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Town · Census 2011 · code 800225

Goniana 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.
Population15,208people
Households3,065PCA households
Literacy rate80.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,2088,1507,058
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,768971797
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,8836,1284,755
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.97%85.36%75.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2202,2152,005
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,3774,554823
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.36%55.88%11.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1214,418703
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months256136120
Non-workerspeople9,8313,5966,235

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1226; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,065 households and 15,208 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.63% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.36% for males and 75.95% for females.
  • Of 5,377 workers, 95.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators464
Agricultural labourers10317
Household industry workers751
Other workers4,897234

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
Goniana (M Cl)0460024515,208

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.