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Town · Census 2011 · code 800257

Anandpur Sahib 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.
Population16,282people
Households3,270PCA households
Literacy rate82.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,2828,5457,737
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,774918856
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,9616,5405,421
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.44%85.75%78.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,4772,3272,150
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,4894,4411,048
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.71%51.97%13.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1513,519632
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,338922416
Non-workerspeople10,7934,1046,689

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1338; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,270 households and 16,282 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.75% for males and 78.78% for females.
  • Of 5,489 workers, 75.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8329
Agricultural labourers3747
Household industry workers67134
Other workers3,9641,128

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
Anandpur Sahib (M Cl)0510026216,282

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.