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Kangra 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 1,510,075 people
Households 338,887 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.67% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.71% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,510,075 1,423,794 86,281 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 338,887 318,379 20,508 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 164,607 156,586 8,021 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.9% 11% 9.3% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,012 1,019 908 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 876 877 856 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,152,640 1,082,442 70,198 Literacy rate% 85.67% 85.42% 89.7% Male literacy rate% 91.49% 91.42% 92.6% Female literacy rate% 80.02% 79.64% 86.52% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 319,385 304,802 14,583 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 84,564 80,234 4,330 Total workersCensus workers 675,170 645,181 29,989 Work participation rate% 44.71% 45.31% 34.76% Main workersworked at least 6 months 313,915 288,085 25,830 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 361,255 357,096 4,159 Non-workerspeople 834,905 778,613 56,292
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 338,887 households and 1,510,075 residents. Urban residents made up 5.71% of the population. Rural residents made up 94.29%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.9% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.49% for males and 80.02% for females. Of 675,170 workers, 46.49% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 69,424 233,583 Agricultural labourers 11,122 43,727 Household industry workers 7,658 8,004 Other workers 225,711 75,941
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 800093 30,764 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800094 12,028 people within this district · Town
Census code 800092 9,807 people within this district · Town
Census code 800095 9,528 people within this district · Town
Census code 800096 5,900 people within this district · Town
Census code 800098 5,361 people within this district · Town
Census code 800097 4,816 people within this district · Town
Census code 008799 4,534 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800099 3,543 people within this district · Town