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Town · Census 2011 · code 800275

Cheema 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.
Population11,615people
Households2,265PCA households
Literacy rate62.09%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,6156,2415,374
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,227664563
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4503,6632,787
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+62.09%65.68%57.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0261,5851,441
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers3,8853,503382
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.45%56.13%7.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6623,368294
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months22313588
Non-workerspeople7,7302,7384,992

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1406; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,265 households and 11,615 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 65.68% for males and 57.93% for females.
  • Of 3,885 workers, 94.26% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,2278
Agricultural labourers69435
Household industry workers9714
Other workers1,644166

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
Cheema (NP)0530027211,615

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.