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district · Census 2011 · code 065

Champawat 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.
Population259,648people
Households53,953PCA households
Literacy rate79.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.35%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople259,648221,30538,343
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds53,95345,7418,212
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–637,02832,3424,686
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.26%14.61%12.22%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males980997890
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6873881825
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+177,726149,91027,816
Literacy rate%79.83%79.33%82.65%
Male literacy rate%91.61%92.24%88.26%
Female literacy rate%68.05%66.65%76.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople47,38341,7255,658
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,3391,084255
Total workersCensus workers99,56688,09211,474
Work participation rate%38.35%39.81%29.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months62,69852,27510,423
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months36,86835,8171,051
Non-workerspeople160,082133,21326,869

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 212, 213, 214; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 53,953 households and 259,648 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 14.77% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.23%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.61% for males and 68.05% for females.
  • Of 99,566 workers, 62.97% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators31,97128,022
Agricultural labourers1,9802,052
Household industry workers911659
Other workers27,8366,135

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 800330

Tanakpur

17,626 people within this district · Town

Census code 054471

Banbasa

7,990 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800329

Lohaghat

7,926 people within this district · Town

Census code 800328

Champawat

4,801 people within this district · Town