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district · Census 2011 · code 027

Mandi 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.
Population999,777people
Households219,145PCA households
Literacy rate81.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation57.28%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople999,777937,14062,637
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds219,145203,74715,398
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6112,074106,4025,672
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.21%11.35%9.06%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0071,011956
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6916918879
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+723,747671,58852,159
Literacy rate%81.53%80.84%91.56%
Male literacy rate%89.56%89.24%94.06%
Female literacy rate%73.66%72.64%88.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople293,739280,58013,159
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople12,78712,359428
Total workersCensus workers572,671549,71422,957
Work participation rate%57.28%58.66%36.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months284,154263,45120,703
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months288,517286,2632,254
Non-workerspeople427,106387,42639,680

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 89, 90, 91; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 219,145 households and 999,777 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 6.27% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.73%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.56% for males and 73.66% for females.
  • Of 572,671 workers, 49.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators148,342239,602
Agricultural labourers4,80911,013
Household industry workers3,9263,208
Other workers127,07734,694

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 800107

Mandi

26,422 people within this district · Town

Census code 800106

Sundarnagar

24,344 people within this district · Town

Census code 800104

Jogindarnagar

5,335 people within this district · Town

Census code 800105

Sarkaghat

4,715 people within this district · Town

Census code 800108

Rawalsar

1,821 people within this district · Town