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Garhwal 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 687,271 people
Households 161,778 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.89% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 687,271 574,568 112,703 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 161,778 136,180 25,598 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 83,901 71,170 12,731 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.21% 12.39% 11.3% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,103 1,144 917 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 904 913 860 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 494,889 404,558 90,331 Literacy rate% 82.02% 80.37% 90.36% Male literacy rate% 92.71% 92.43% 93.91% Female literacy rate% 72.6% 70.15% 86.51% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 122,361 109,576 12,785 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,215 1,952 263 Total workersCensus workers 274,152 240,786 33,366 Work participation rate% 39.89% 41.91% 29.61% Main workersworked at least 6 months 164,439 134,797 29,642 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 109,713 105,989 3,724 Non-workerspeople 413,119 333,782 79,337
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 161,778 households and 687,271 residents. Urban residents made up 16.4% of the population. Rural residents made up 83.6%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.21% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.71% for males and 72.6% for females. Of 274,152 workers, 59.98% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 75,253 75,354 Agricultural labourers 4,154 9,561 Household industry workers 3,425 2,210 Other workers 81,607 22,588
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 800319 33,035 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800316 25,440 people within this district · Town
Census code 800315 20,115 people within this district · Town
Census code 048598 10,837 people within this district · Census town
Census code 048597 9,802 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800317 5,667 people within this district · Town
Census code 048841 4,669 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800318 2,422 people within this district · Town
Census code 800299 716 people within this district · Town
The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.