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district · Census 2011 · code 040

Fatehgarh Sahib population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Punjab, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population600,163people
Households118,100PCA households
Literacy rate79.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.79%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople600,163414,681185,482
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds118,10078,99739,103
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–663,27142,78520,486
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.54%10.32%11.04%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males871884841
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6842835857
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+426,033288,340137,693
Literacy rate%79.35%77.53%83.45%
Male literacy rate%83.33%81.79%86.69%
Female literacy rate%74.8%72.75%79.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople192,493154,57037,923
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers214,783148,10366,680
Work participation rate%35.79%35.71%35.95%
Main workersworked at least 6 months192,845131,51061,335
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months21,93816,5935,345
Non-workerspeople385,380266,578118,802

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 131, 132, 133; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 118,100 households and 600,163 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 30.91% of this area’s population, compared with 69.09% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 10.54% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 83.33% and female literacy was 74.8%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 214,783 Census workers, 89.79% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators42,8221,423
Agricultural labourers17,6333,756
Household industry workers6,8371,211
Other workers125,55315,548

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 800187

Gobindgarh

82,266 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800184

Bassi Pathana

20,288 people within this district · Town

Census code 800186

Amloh

14,696 people within this district · Town

Census code 800188

Khamanon

10,135 people within this district · Town