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district · Census 2011 · code 013

Shupiyan 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.
Population266,215people
Households44,411PCA households
Literacy rate60.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.95%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople266,215249,85516,360
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds44,41141,8582,553
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–641,54739,4842,063
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.61%15.8%12.61%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males951965756
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6878882800
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+136,500125,25611,244
Literacy rate%60.76%59.54%78.65%
Male literacy rate%70.27%69%86.74%
Female literacy rate%50.9%49.9%67.85%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople43538
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21,82021,79822
Total workersCensus workers87,72180,9246,797
Work participation rate%32.95%32.39%41.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months54,70349,0375,666
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months33,01831,8871,131
Non-workerspeople178,494168,9319,563

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 44, 45, 46; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 44,411 households and 266,215 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 6.15% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.85%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.27% for males and 50.9% for females.
  • Of 87,721 workers, 62.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators29,18318,241
Agricultural labourers3,7617,074
Household industry workers1,5191,876
Other workers20,2405,827

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 800027

Shupiyan

16,360 people within this district · Town