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Town · Census 2011 · code 800281

Barnala 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.
Population116,449people
Households24,490PCA households
Literacy rate78.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople116,44962,55453,895
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–613,2967,3155,981
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+80,88945,25435,635
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.42%81.92%74.37%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople30,59716,09614,501
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers40,76934,9225,847
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.01%55.83%10.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months37,80632,8974,909
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,9632,025938
Non-workerspeople75,68027,63248,048

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1425; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 24,490 households and 116,449 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.42% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.92% for males and 74.37% for females.
  • Of 40,769 workers, 92.73% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,85884
Agricultural labourers1,374279
Household industry workers801109
Other workers33,7732,491

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
Barnala (M Cl)05400275116,449

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