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Town · Census 2011 · code 800267

Zirakpur 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.
Population95,553people
Households20,587PCA households
Literacy rate88.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople95,55350,49745,056
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,0746,5085,566
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+73,71540,18933,526
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.3%91.36%84.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,7324,0443,688
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers33,73526,7956,940
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.31%53.06%15.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months31,13625,2765,860
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5991,5191,080
Non-workerspeople61,81823,70238,116

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1382; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 20,587 households and 95,553 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.36% for males and 84.9% for females.
  • Of 33,735 workers, 92.3% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators50179
Agricultural labourers63893
Household industry workers85282
Other workers29,1452,345

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
Zirakpur (M Cl)0520026895,553

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.