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Kathua 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 616,435 people
Households 119,583 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.09% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.51% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 616,435 526,722 89,713 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 119,583 101,651 17,932 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 83,936 74,401 9,535 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.62% 14.13% 10.63% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 890 894 870 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 831 834 812 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 389,204 320,364 68,840 Literacy rate% 73.09% 70.83% 85.86% Male literacy rate% 81.53% 79.93% 90.41% Female literacy rate% 63.72% 60.76% 80.67% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 141,224 119,693 21,531 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 53,307 52,019 1,288 Total workersCensus workers 200,431 172,653 27,778 Work participation rate% 32.51% 32.78% 30.96% Main workersworked at least 6 months 142,847 118,108 24,739 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 57,584 54,545 3,039 Non-workerspeople 416,004 354,069 61,935
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 119,583 households and 616,435 residents. Urban residents made up 14.55% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.45%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.62% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.53% for males and 63.72% for females. Of 200,431 workers, 71.27% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 46,391 23,142 Agricultural labourers 10,152 11,414 Household industry workers 2,226 1,726 Other workers 84,078 21,302
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 800084 59,866 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800086 8,294 people within this district · Town
Census code 800085 7,681 people within this district · Town
Census code 800082 5,433 people within this district · Town
Census code 800081 4,978 people within this district · Town
Census code 800083 3,461 people within this district · Town