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Kulgam 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 424,483 people
Households 73,728 PCA households
Literacy rate 59.23% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.69% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 424,483 343,870 80,613 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 73,728 59,922 13,806 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 71,501 59,762 11,739 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.84% 17.38% 14.56% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 951 959 917 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 885 885 887 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 209,085 163,112 45,973 Literacy rate% 59.23% 57.41% 66.75% Male literacy rate% 69.59% 67.59% 77.62% Female literacy rate% 48.49% 46.97% 54.96% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 21 18 3 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 26,525 25,802 723 Total workersCensus workers 159,990 126,937 33,053 Work participation rate% 37.69% 36.91% 41% Main workersworked at least 6 months 77,812 61,043 16,769 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 82,178 65,894 16,284 Non-workerspeople 264,493 216,933 47,560
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 73,728 households and 424,483 residents. Urban residents made up 18.99% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.01%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.59% for males and 48.49% for females. Of 159,990 workers, 48.64% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 26,771 42,402 Agricultural labourers 8,830 21,098 Household industry workers 2,616 3,577 Other workers 39,595 15,101
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 800040 23,584 people within this district · Town
Census code 800041 13,138 people within this district · Town
Census code 800043 12,123 people within this district · Town
Census code 800045 10,910 people within this district · Town
Census code 800046 9,765 people within this district · Town
Census code 800044 5,567 people within this district · Town
Census code 800042 5,132 people within this district · Town
Census code 800033 394 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.