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Punch 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 476,835 people
Households 90,261 PCA households
Literacy rate 66.74% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.85% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 476,835 438,205 38,630 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 90,261 83,045 7,216 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 84,674 80,241 4,433 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.76% 18.31% 11.48% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 893 907 746 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 893 893 884 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 261,724 231,541 30,183 Literacy rate% 66.74% 64.68% 88.26% Male literacy rate% 78.84% 77.23% 94.16% Female literacy rate% 53.19% 50.9% 80.18% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 556 278 278 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 176,101 171,011 5,090 Total workersCensus workers 161,393 147,189 14,204 Work participation rate% 33.85% 33.59% 36.77% Main workersworked at least 6 months 73,247 61,481 11,766 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 88,146 85,708 2,438 Non-workerspeople 315,442 291,016 24,426
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 90,261 households and 476,835 residents. Urban residents made up 8.1% of the population. Rural residents made up 91.9%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.76% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.84% for males and 53.19% for females. Of 161,393 workers, 45.38% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 17,902 36,362 Agricultural labourers 5,917 25,666 Household industry workers 1,187 2,743 Other workers 48,241 23,375
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 800062 26,854 people within this district · Town
Census code 800063 6,743 people within this district · Town
Census code 001233 5,033 people within this district · Census town