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Town · Census 2011 · code 800273

Sangrur 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.
Population88,043people
Households18,199PCA households
Literacy rate83.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople88,04346,93141,112
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,0274,9154,112
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+66,01036,94129,069
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.54%87.92%78.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople19,98210,3859,597
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers31,11524,7176,398
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.34%52.67%15.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months27,70822,3795,329
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,4072,3381,069
Non-workerspeople56,92822,21434,714

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1401; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 18,199 households and 88,043 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.92% for males and 78.56% for females.
  • Of 31,115 workers, 89.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators438108
Agricultural labourers375124
Household industry workers1,491193
Other workers25,4042,982

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
Sangrur (M Cl)0530027188,043

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.