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Town · Census 2011 · code 800243

Sanaur 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.
Population21,201people
Households4,120PCA households
Literacy rate77.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,20111,2919,910
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2691,272997
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,5828,2086,374
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.02%81.92%71.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3921,2841,108
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers7,4036,2441,159
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.92%55.3%11.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,6795,841838
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months724403321
Non-workerspeople13,7985,0478,751

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1277; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,120 households and 21,201 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.92% for males and 71.51% for females.
  • Of 7,403 workers, 90.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators52914
Agricultural labourers831189
Household industry workers22273
Other workers5,097448

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
Sanaur (M Cl)0480025321,201

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.