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Town · Census 2011 · code 800263

Kharar 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.
Population74,460people
Households15,930PCA households
Literacy rate87.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.18%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople74,46039,21835,242
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,0264,3033,723
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+58,36231,62326,739
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.85%90.57%84.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople19,09110,0269,065
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers26,19320,6415,552
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.18%52.63%15.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,57418,9304,644
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6191,711908
Non-workerspeople48,26718,57729,690

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1364; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,930 households and 74,460 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.57% for males and 84.83% for females.
  • Of 26,193 workers, 90% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,09169
Agricultural labourers504232
Household industry workers645104
Other workers21,3342,214

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
Kharar (M Cl)0520026674,460

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.