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Hamirpur 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 454,768 people
Households 105,519 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.15% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 53.2% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 454,768 423,338 31,430 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 105,519 98,115 7,404 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 48,548 45,625 2,923 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.68% 10.78% 9.3% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,095 1,109 926 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 887 886 907 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 358,091 331,719 26,372 Literacy rate% 88.15% 87.82% 92.51% Male literacy rate% 94.36% 94.29% 95.15% Female literacy rate% 82.62% 82.14% 89.66% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 109,256 103,541 5,715 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,044 2,801 243 Total workersCensus workers 241,931 230,983 10,948 Work participation rate% 53.2% 54.56% 34.83% Main workersworked at least 6 months 126,153 117,528 8,625 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 115,778 113,455 2,323 Non-workerspeople 212,837 192,355 20,482
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 105,519 households and 454,768 residents. Urban residents made up 6.91% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.09%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.68% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.36% for males and 82.62% for females. Of 241,931 workers, 52.14% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 53,974 93,129 Agricultural labourers 3,475 5,349 Household industry workers 1,775 1,572 Other workers 66,929 15,728
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 800111 17,604 people within this district · Town
Census code 800109 7,943 people within this district · Town
Census code 800110 4,430 people within this district · Town
Census code 800112 1,453 people within this district · Town