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Kupwara population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jammu and Kashmir, using 2011 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.
Population 870,354 people
Households 113,929 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.51% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 26.32% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 870,354 765,625 104,729 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 113,929 101,930 11,999 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 188,798 169,588 19,210 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 21.69% 22.15% 18.34% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 835 858 685 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 879 879 879 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 439,654 374,998 64,656 Literacy rate% 64.51% 62.92% 75.6% Male literacy rate% 75.68% 74.2% 84.81% Female literacy rate% 50.95% 49.67% 61.38% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,048 872 176 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 70,352 68,491 1,861 Total workersCensus workers 229,064 195,993 33,071 Work participation rate% 26.32% 25.6% 31.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 123,837 99,611 24,226 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 105,227 96,382 8,845 Non-workerspeople 641,290 569,632 71,658
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 113,929 households and 870,354 residents. Urban residents made up 12.03% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.97%. Children aged 0–6 made up 21.69% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.68% for males and 50.95% for females. Of 229,064 workers, 54.06% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 14,585 20,095 Agricultural labourers 9,834 46,925 Household industry workers 2,571 5,375 Other workers 96,847 32,832
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 800001 21,771 people within this district · Town
Census code 000126 15,587 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800002 13,600 people within this district · Town
Census code 000128 12,930 people within this district · Census town
Census code 000369 9,904 people within this district · Census town
Census code 000123 8,464 people within this district · Census town
Census code 000127 6,518 people within this district · Census town
Census code 000125 6,348 people within this district · Census town
Census code 000370 5,634 people within this district · Census town
Census code 000124 3,973 people within this district · Census town