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Town · Census 2011 · code 800004

Watra Gam 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.
Population7,015people
Households932PCA households
Literacy rate74.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.38%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,0153,9393,076
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6727347380
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6913,0921,599
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.6%86.08%59.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1091
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople844
Total workersCensus workers2,4822,204278
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.38%55.95%9.04%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0481,95494
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months434250184
Non-workerspeople4,5331,7352,798

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 171; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 932 households and 7,015 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.08% for males and 59.31% for females.
  • Of 2,482 workers, 82.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators111135
Agricultural labourers32537
Household industry workers189
Other workers1,594253

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
Watra Gam (MC)008000337,015

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.