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Nainital 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 954,605 people
Households 191,383 PCA households
Literacy rate 83.88% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.41% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 954,605 582,871 371,734 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 191,383 114,954 76,429 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 124,272 79,212 45,060 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.02% 13.59% 12.12% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 934 948 912 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 902 908 892 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 696,500 417,970 278,530 Literacy rate% 83.88% 82.99% 85.26% Male literacy rate% 90.07% 90.89% 88.82% Female literacy rate% 77.29% 74.7% 81.37% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 191,206 137,906 53,300 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 7,495 5,780 1,715 Total workersCensus workers 376,181 258,651 117,530 Work participation rate% 39.41% 44.38% 31.62% Main workersworked at least 6 months 296,424 191,475 104,949 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 79,757 67,176 12,581 Non-workerspeople 578,424 324,220 254,204
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 191,383 households and 954,605 residents. Urban residents made up 38.94% of the population. Rural residents made up 61.06%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.07% for males and 77.29% for females. Of 376,181 workers, 78.8% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 101,221 36,309 Agricultural labourers 19,618 15,124 Household industry workers 6,873 2,894 Other workers 168,712 25,430
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 800335 201,461 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 800336 54,787 people within this district · Town
Census code 800331 41,377 people within this district · Town
Census code 055294 22,475 people within this district · Census town
Census code 055293 12,791 people within this district · Town
Census code 055295 8,159 people within this district · Census town
Census code 800334 7,722 people within this district · Town
Census code 800338 7,644 people within this district · Town
Census code 800337 7,611 people within this district · Town
Census code 800333 6,309 people within this district · Town
Census code 800332 1,398 people within this district · Town