Population34,98,739Ludhiana

Males18,67,816

Females16,30,923

Workers12,84,822

Literate25,60,225

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Population Overview

Total population34,98,739

Males18,67,816

Females16,30,923

Sex ratio873per 1,000 males

Households7,16,826

Literacy

Literate25,60,225

Literate males14,28,348

Literate females11,31,877

Literacy %73.2%

Illiterate9,38,514

Illiterate males4,39,468

Illiterate females4,99,046

Children (0–6 years)

Children 0–63,84,114

Boys 0–62,06,502

Girls 0–61,77,612

Child %11%

SC / ST

SC population9,23,358

SC males4,87,839

SC females4,35,519

SC %26.4%

Workers — Total

Total workers12,84,822

Worker males10,53,600

Worker females2,31,222

Work participation %36.7%

Non-workers22,13,917

Non-worker males8,14,216

Non-worker females13,99,701

Workers — Main

Main workers11,38,654

Main males9,69,954

Main females1,68,700

Cultivators1,33,588

Cultivator males1,24,397

Cultivator females9,191

Agri labourers79,561

Agri labourer males68,991

Agri labourer females10,570

Household industry58,488

HH industry males44,824

HH industry females13,664

Other workers8,67,017

Other males7,31,742

Other females1,35,275

Workers — Marginal

Marginal workers1,46,168

Marginal males83,646

Marginal females62,522

Marg. cultivators7,149

Marg. agri labourers19,085

Marg. HH industry13,179

Marg. other1,06,755

Workers — Marginal (detail)

Marg. cultivator males4,351

Marg. cultivator females2,798

Marg. agri lab. males12,604

Marg. agri lab. females6,481

Marg. HH industry males4,805

Marg. HH industry females8,374

Marg. other males61,886

Marg. other females44,869

Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months

3–6 mo workers1,24,655

3–6 mo males71,230

3–6 mo females53,425

3–6 mo cultivators6,314

3–6 mo cult. males3,854

3–6 mo cult. females2,460

3–6 mo agri lab.15,538

3–6 mo agri lab. males10,233

3–6 mo agri lab. females5,305

3–6 mo HH industry9,924

3–6 mo HH ind. males3,576

3–6 mo HH ind. females6,348

3–6 mo other92,879

3–6 mo other males53,567

3–6 mo other females39,312

Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months

0–3 mo workers21,513

0–3 mo males12,416

0–3 mo females9,097

0–3 mo cultivators835

0–3 mo cult. males497

0–3 mo cult. females338

0–3 mo agri lab.3,547

0–3 mo agri lab. males2,371

0–3 mo agri lab. females1,176

0–3 mo HH industry3,255

0–3 mo HH ind. males1,229

0–3 mo HH ind. females2,026

0–3 mo other13,876

0–3 mo other males8,319

0–3 mo other females5,557