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Jammu 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 1,529,958 people
Households 314,199 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.45% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.24% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,529,958 764,945 765,013 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 314,199 159,291 154,908 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 167,363 94,101 73,262 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.94% 12.3% 9.58% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 880 905 856 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 795 774 823 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,137,135 524,881 612,254 Literacy rate% 83.45% 78.24% 88.51% Male literacy rate% 89.08% 85.56% 92.39% Female literacy rate% 77.13% 70.33% 83.99% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 377,991 268,098 109,893 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 69,193 47,138 22,055 Total workersCensus workers 508,622 236,708 271,914 Work participation rate% 33.24% 30.94% 35.54% Main workersworked at least 6 months 410,344 170,857 239,487 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 98,278 65,851 32,427 Non-workerspeople 1,021,336 528,237 493,099
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 314,199 households and 1,529,958 residents. Urban residents made up 50% of the population. Rural residents made up 50%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.08% for males and 77.13% for females. Of 508,622 workers, 80.68% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 47,745 20,868 Agricultural labourers 16,414 20,459 Household industry workers 6,597 3,992 Other workers 339,588 52,959
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 800071 576,198 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800072 28,396 people within this district · Town
Census code 800069 20,756 people within this district · Town
Census code 005964 20,238 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800074 15,197 people within this district · Town
Census code 005963 14,174 people within this district · Census town
Census code 005966 13,836 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800075 10,719 people within this district · Town
Census code 800076 8,948 people within this district · Town
Census code 005968 7,588 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800070 6,931 people within this district · Town
Census code 005969 6,360 people within this district · Census town
Census code 005965 5,228 people within this district · Census town
Census code 006176 4,887 people within this district · Census town
Census code 005970 4,758 people within this district · Census town
Census code 005967 4,725 people within this district · Census town
Census code 006177 4,327 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800073 3,944 people within this district · Town
Census code 800068 3,934 people within this district · Town
Census code 006178 3,869 people within this district · Census town