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Pithoragarh 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 483,439 people
Households 114,730 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.25% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.78% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 483,439 413,834 69,605 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 114,730 96,971 17,759 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 63,293 54,900 8,393 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.09% 13.27% 12.06% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,020 1,039 913 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 816 831 724 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 345,550 289,256 56,294 Literacy rate% 82.25% 80.59% 91.97% Male literacy rate% 92.75% 92.36% 94.87% Female literacy rate% 72.29% 69.64% 88.88% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 120,378 109,541 10,837 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 19,535 15,915 3,620 Total workersCensus workers 216,490 196,459 20,031 Work participation rate% 44.78% 47.47% 28.78% Main workersworked at least 6 months 145,481 128,711 16,770 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 71,009 67,748 3,261 Non-workerspeople 266,949 217,375 49,574
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 114,730 households and 483,439 residents. Urban residents made up 14.4% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.6%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.09% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.75% for males and 72.29% for females. Of 216,490 workers, 67.2% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 87,189 50,143 Agricultural labourers 2,204 3,228 Household industry workers 3,299 2,756 Other workers 52,789 14,882
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 800322 56,044 people within this district · Town
Census code 800320 7,039 people within this district · Town
Census code 800321 6,522 people within this district · Town