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Town · Census 2011 · code 800247

Ajnala 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.
Population21,107people
Households4,060PCA households
Literacy rate82.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,10711,3479,760
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3971,3051,092
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,3788,6416,737
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.19%86.05%77.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9312,0581,873
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers7,8686,4151,453
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.28%56.53%14.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,4046,1511,253
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months464264200
Non-workerspeople13,2394,9328,307

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1292; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,060 households and 21,107 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.05% for males and 77.72% for females.
  • Of 7,868 workers, 94.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators35115
Agricultural labourers7827
Household industry workers9715
Other workers6,878407

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
Ajnala (NP)0490025521,107

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.