<p>Punjab, known for its adverse sex ratio, has shown improvement while the state's agrarian economy shifted to non-agricultural sector, a Census officer said here on <strong>Thursday.<br /><br /></strong></p>.<p><strong>During 2001-2011, sex ratio of the State has improved from 876 to 895 and child sex ratio from 798 to 846, Punjab Director Census, Seema Jain said. <br /><br />She was speaking at a workshop organised by the Directorate of Census Operations in collaboration with Department of Centre for Census Studies and Research (CCSR), Punjabi University, Patiala.<br /><br />During the period of 2001-2011, she said that there is perceptible shift from agricultural sector to non-agricultural sector of economy. <br /><br />The percentage of agricultural workers (cultivators plus agricultural workers) has decreased to 35.5 per cent from 38.9 per cent in 2001 and non-agricultural workers increased to 64.4 per cent from 61.1 per cent. <br /><br />Citing the population profile of the state, she said that Punjab’s population has increased by 13.9 per cent during 2001-2011 and this decadal growth is the lowest since 1961. <br /><br />Punjab's industrial town Ludhiana is the most populous district and accounts for 12.6 per cent of the total population while Barnala is the least populous district and shares 2.2 per cent of the state’s population. <br /><br />Urban component of Punjab population has increased from 33.9 per cent in 2001 to 37.5 per cent in 2011.<br /><br />All the districts in Punjab have recorded an increase in percentage of urban population and this increase is the most significant in SAS Nagar (Mohali), from 38.3 per cent in 2001 to 54.8 per cent in 2011.<br /><br />Touching upon the rural scenario, Jain highlighted that 23.5 per cent villages are small sized with a population of less than 500 and contain 4.5 per cent of Punjab’s rural population; 55.1 per cent are of average size in the population range of 500-1999 and account for 42.0 per cent of rural population; 18.3 per cent have population in the range 2000–4999 and comprise 38.1 per cent of rural population of Punjab.<br />Besides, 371 villages are large sized with a population of 5,000 and more and 15.4 per cent of the rural population is concentrated in these villages. </strong></p>
<p>Punjab, known for its adverse sex ratio, has shown improvement while the state's agrarian economy shifted to non-agricultural sector, a Census officer said here on <strong>Thursday.<br /><br /></strong></p>.<p><strong>During 2001-2011, sex ratio of the State has improved from 876 to 895 and child sex ratio from 798 to 846, Punjab Director Census, Seema Jain said. <br /><br />She was speaking at a workshop organised by the Directorate of Census Operations in collaboration with Department of Centre for Census Studies and Research (CCSR), Punjabi University, Patiala.<br /><br />During the period of 2001-2011, she said that there is perceptible shift from agricultural sector to non-agricultural sector of economy. <br /><br />The percentage of agricultural workers (cultivators plus agricultural workers) has decreased to 35.5 per cent from 38.9 per cent in 2001 and non-agricultural workers increased to 64.4 per cent from 61.1 per cent. <br /><br />Citing the population profile of the state, she said that Punjab’s population has increased by 13.9 per cent during 2001-2011 and this decadal growth is the lowest since 1961. <br /><br />Punjab's industrial town Ludhiana is the most populous district and accounts for 12.6 per cent of the total population while Barnala is the least populous district and shares 2.2 per cent of the state’s population. <br /><br />Urban component of Punjab population has increased from 33.9 per cent in 2001 to 37.5 per cent in 2011.<br /><br />All the districts in Punjab have recorded an increase in percentage of urban population and this increase is the most significant in SAS Nagar (Mohali), from 38.3 per cent in 2001 to 54.8 per cent in 2011.<br /><br />Touching upon the rural scenario, Jain highlighted that 23.5 per cent villages are small sized with a population of less than 500 and contain 4.5 per cent of Punjab’s rural population; 55.1 per cent are of average size in the population range of 500-1999 and account for 42.0 per cent of rural population; 18.3 per cent have population in the range 2000–4999 and comprise 38.1 per cent of rural population of Punjab.<br />Besides, 371 villages are large sized with a population of 5,000 and more and 15.4 per cent of the rural population is concentrated in these villages. </strong></p>