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Town · Census 2011 · code 800277

Dirba 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.
Population16,952people
Households3,227PCA households
Literacy rate66.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.46%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,9529,0117,941
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9051,034871
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,0415,6524,389
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+66.73%70.85%62.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6291,9211,708
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers5,5034,988515
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.46%55.35%6.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9574,639318
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months546349197
Non-workerspeople11,4494,0237,426

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1409; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,227 households and 16,952 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.85% for males and 62.08% for females.
  • Of 5,503 workers, 90.08% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,31654
Agricultural labourers736229
Household industry workers5716
Other workers2,848247

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
Dirba (NP)0530027216,952

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.