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Town · Census 2011 · code 800271

Dhuri 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.
Population55,225people
Households11,077PCA households
Literacy rate81.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople55,22529,23125,994
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,1693,3942,775
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+40,06722,32717,740
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.68%86.41%76.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,2077,4716,736
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers18,81615,7993,017
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.07%54.05%11.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,97014,5372,433
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8461,262584
Non-workerspeople36,40913,43222,977

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1396; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,077 households and 55,225 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.41% for males and 76.4% for females.
  • Of 18,816 workers, 90.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23652
Agricultural labourers19068
Household industry workers654111
Other workers15,8901,615

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
Dhuri (M Cl)0530027055,225

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.