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Kishtwar 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 230,696 people
Households 45,209 PCA households
Literacy rate 56.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.97% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 230,696 215,831 14,865 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 45,209 42,499 2,710 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 39,396 37,769 1,627 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17.08% 17.5% 10.95% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 920 927 817 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 924 926 868 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 107,506 96,112 11,394 Literacy rate% 56.2% 53.98% 86.07% Male literacy rate% 68.92% 67.04% 92.58% Female literacy rate% 42.36% 39.89% 78.04% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 14,307 14,020 287 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 38,149 38,069 80 Total workersCensus workers 82,974 78,096 4,878 Work participation rate% 35.97% 36.18% 32.82% Main workersworked at least 6 months 44,718 40,259 4,459 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 38,256 37,837 419 Non-workerspeople 147,722 137,735 9,987
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 45,209 households and 230,696 residents. Urban residents made up 6.44% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.56%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17.08% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 68.92% for males and 42.36% for females. Of 82,974 workers, 53.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 19,210 20,061 Agricultural labourers 3,583 12,713 Household industry workers 398 788 Other workers 21,527 4,694
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 800054 14,865 people within this district · Town