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Chamba population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Himachal Pradesh, 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 519,080 people
Households 102,460 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.17% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 56.65% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 519,080 482,972 36,108 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 102,460 94,596 7,864 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 70,359 67,015 3,344 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.55% 13.88% 9.26% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 986 996 865 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 953 955 924 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 323,842 293,683 30,159 Literacy rate% 72.17% 70.6% 92.05% Male literacy rate% 82.59% 81.51% 95.31% Female literacy rate% 61.67% 59.73% 88.25% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 111,690 105,635 6,055 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 135,500 132,907 2,593 Total workersCensus workers 294,035 280,855 13,180 Work participation rate% 56.65% 58.15% 36.5% Main workersworked at least 6 months 119,632 107,944 11,688 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 174,403 172,911 1,492 Non-workerspeople 225,045 202,117 22,928
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 102,460 households and 519,080 residents. Urban residents made up 6.96% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.04%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.59% for males and 61.67% for females. Of 294,035 workers, 40.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 51,959 144,706 Agricultural labourers 2,650 6,543 Household industry workers 1,920 2,601 Other workers 63,103 20,553
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 800091 19,933 people within this district · Town
Census code 800088 7,051 people within this district · Town
Census code 800090 3,770 people within this district · Town
Census code 800087 3,549 people within this district · Town
Census code 800089 1,805 people within this district · Town