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Handiaya 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.
Population 12,507 people
Households 2,702 PCA households
Literacy rate 66.26% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.7% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 12,507 6,810 5,697 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,670 906 764 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 7,181 4,209 2,972 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 66.26% 71.29% 60.25% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,887 2,592 2,295 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 0 0 0 Total workersCensus workers 4,215 3,743 472 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.7% 54.96% 8.29% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,981 3,592 389 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 234 151 83 Non-workerspeople 8,292 3,067 5,225
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,702 households and 12,507 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.35% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.29% for males and 60.25% for females. Of 4,215 workers, 94.45% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 247 3 Agricultural labourers 607 111 Household industry workers 48 6 Other workers 3,079 114
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Handiaya (NP) 054 00275 12,507
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.