Total workers9,17,856Amritsar
Main workers7,87,254
Marginal workers1,30,602
Population24,90,656
Workers — Total
Total workers9,17,856
Worker males7,35,195
Worker females1,82,661
Work participation %36.9%
Non-workers15,72,800
Non-worker males5,83,213
Non-worker females9,89,587
Workers — Main
Main workers7,87,254
Main males6,62,368
Main females1,24,886
Cultivators1,15,642
Cultivator males1,05,884
Cultivator females9,758
Agri labourers91,248
Agri labourer males76,076
Agri labourer females15,172
Household industry32,961
HH industry males22,578
HH industry females10,383
Other workers5,47,403
Other males4,57,830
Other females89,573
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,30,602
Marginal males72,827
Marginal females57,775
Marg. cultivators8,975
Marg. agri labourers30,351
Marg. HH industry8,681
Marg. other82,595
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,878
Marg. cultivator females4,097
Marg. agri lab. males15,350
Marg. agri lab. females15,001
Marg. HH industry males3,046
Marg. HH industry females5,635
Marg. other males49,553
Marg. other females33,042
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,11,848
3–6 mo males62,641
3–6 mo females49,207
3–6 mo cultivators7,788
3–6 mo cult. males4,298
3–6 mo cult. females3,490
3–6 mo agri lab.24,479
3–6 mo agri lab. males12,693
3–6 mo agri lab. females11,786
3–6 mo HH industry6,853
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,397
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,456
3–6 mo other72,728
3–6 mo other males43,253
3–6 mo other females29,475
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers18,754
0–3 mo males10,186
0–3 mo females8,568
0–3 mo cultivators1,187
0–3 mo cult. males580
0–3 mo cult. females607
0–3 mo agri lab.5,872
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,657
0–3 mo agri lab. females3,215
0–3 mo HH industry1,828
0–3 mo HH ind. males649
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,179
0–3 mo other9,867
0–3 mo other males6,300
0–3 mo other females3,567
Population Overview
Total population24,90,656
Males13,18,408
Females11,72,248
Sex ratio889per 1,000 males
Households4,88,898
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,81,795
Boys 0–61,54,351
Girls 0–61,27,444
Child %11.3%
SC / ST
SC population7,70,864
SC males4,05,977
SC females3,64,887
SC %31%
Literacy
Literate16,84,770
Literate males9,32,981
Literate females7,51,789
Literacy %67.6%
Illiterate8,05,886
Illiterate males3,85,427
Illiterate females4,20,459