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Uttarkashi population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Uttarakhand, 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 330,086 people
Households 67,602 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.81% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.65% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 330,086 305,781 24,305 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 67,602 61,914 5,688 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 46,307 43,663 2,644 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.03% 14.28% 10.88% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 958 968 838 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 916 924 794 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 215,126 195,909 19,217 Literacy rate% 75.81% 74.74% 88.72% Male literacy rate% 88.79% 88.25% 94.84% Female literacy rate% 62.35% 60.89% 81.46% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 80,567 76,875 3,692 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,512 3,374 138 Total workersCensus workers 157,276 149,067 8,209 Work participation rate% 47.65% 48.75% 33.77% Main workersworked at least 6 months 128,367 121,215 7,152 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 28,909 27,852 1,057 Non-workerspeople 172,810 156,714 16,096
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 67,602 households and 330,086 residents. Urban residents made up 7.36% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.64%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.03% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.79% for males and 62.35% for females. Of 157,276 workers, 81.62% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 96,836 20,428 Agricultural labourers 2,389 1,998 Household industry workers 1,960 1,162 Other workers 27,182 5,321
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 800288 17,475 people within this district · Town
Census code 800287 6,720 people within this district · Town
Census code 800289 110 people within this district · Town