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Census town · Census 2011 · code 000720

Ichgam population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jammu and Kashmir, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population7,461people
Households999PCA households
Literacy rate53.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.81%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,4613,8203,641
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,167565602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,3791,9961,383
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+53.69%61.32%45.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople550
Total workersCensus workers1,8511,535316
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.81%40.18%8.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,2171,14374
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months634392242
Non-workerspeople5,6102,2853,325

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 48; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 999 households and 7,461 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 61.32% for males and 45.51% for females.
  • Of 1,851 workers, 65.75% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators234218
Agricultural labourers94177
Household industry workers4181
Other workers848158

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Ichgam (CT)002000077,461

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.