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Chamoli 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 391,605 people
Households 88,964 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.65% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.2% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 391,605 332,209 59,396 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 88,964 74,318 14,646 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 52,161 45,217 6,944 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.32% 13.61% 11.69% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,019 1,072 767 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 889 899 829 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 280,556 232,303 48,253 Literacy rate% 82.65% 80.94% 91.99% Male literacy rate% 93.4% 92.91% 95.63% Female literacy rate% 72.32% 70.08% 87.2% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 79,317 68,000 11,317 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 12,260 9,046 3,214 Total workersCensus workers 180,940 157,909 23,031 Work participation rate% 46.2% 47.53% 38.78% Main workersworked at least 6 months 115,115 94,517 20,598 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 65,825 63,392 2,433 Non-workerspeople 210,665 174,300 36,365
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 88,964 households and 391,605 residents. Urban residents made up 15.17% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.83%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.32% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.4% for males and 72.32% for females. Of 180,940 workers, 63.62% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 69,612 51,545 Agricultural labourers 1,072 2,773 Household industry workers 3,115 2,269 Other workers 41,316 9,238
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 800292 21,447 people within this district · Town
Census code 800291 16,709 people within this district · Town
Census code 800294 8,864 people within this district · Town
Census code 800295 8,297 people within this district · Town
Census code 800290 2,438 people within this district · Town
Census code 800293 1,641 people within this district · Town