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Samba 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 318,898 people
Households 65,385 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.41% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 29.01% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 318,898 265,283 53,615 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 65,385 54,718 10,667 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 38,669 32,890 5,779 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.13% 12.4% 10.78% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 886 904 802 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 779 778 784 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 228,139 185,746 42,393 Literacy rate% 81.41% 79.93% 88.62% Male literacy rate% 88.41% 87.24% 93.75% Female literacy rate% 73.64% 72% 82.24% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 91,835 78,034 13,801 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 17,573 16,636 937 Total workersCensus workers 92,526 74,909 17,617 Work participation rate% 29.01% 28.24% 32.86% Main workersworked at least 6 months 74,129 57,788 16,341 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 18,397 17,121 1,276 Non-workerspeople 226,372 190,374 35,998
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 65,385 households and 318,898 residents. Urban residents made up 16.81% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.19%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.13% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.41% for males and 73.64% for females. Of 92,526 workers, 80.12% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 12,960 3,934 Agricultural labourers 2,414 3,691 Household industry workers 1,079 441 Other workers 57,676 10,331
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 800077 15,453 people within this district · Town
Census code 800079 12,700 people within this district · Town
Census code 800078 8,044 people within this district · Town
Census code 006672 7,177 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800080 5,612 people within this district · Town
Census code 006671 4,629 people within this district · Census town