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district · Census 2011 · code 016

Doda 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.
Population409,936people
Households79,636PCA households
Literacy rate64.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.06%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople409,936377,24732,689
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds79,63672,9176,719
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–671,24067,2074,033
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.38%17.82%12.34%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males919930795
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6933939831
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+219,083194,55024,533
Literacy rate%64.68%62.75%85.61%
Male literacy rate%78.41%77.02%92.46%
Female literacy rate%49.69%47.38%76.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople53,40852,3391,069
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople39,21638,601615
Total workersCensus workers151,912141,56510,347
Work participation rate%37.06%37.53%31.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months79,37769,6909,687
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months72,53571,875660
Non-workerspeople258,024235,68222,342

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 53, 54, 55; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 79,636 households and 409,936 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 7.97% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.03%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.41% for males and 49.69% for females.
  • Of 151,912 workers, 52.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24,04945,898
Agricultural labourers3,9388,261
Household industry workers5791,353
Other workers50,81117,023

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 800049

Doda

21,605 people within this district · Town

Census code 800050

Bhaderwah

11,084 people within this district · Town