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Town · Census 2011 · code 800012

Sumbal 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.
Population15,041people
Households2,233PCA households
Literacy rate51.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,0418,1086,933
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,754977777
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8354,5812,254
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+51.44%64.24%36.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1371361
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople44440
Total workersCensus workers5,9474,5541,393
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.54%56.17%20.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8393,249590
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1081,305803
Non-workerspeople9,0943,5545,540

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 210; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,233 households and 15,041 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.66% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 64.24% for males and 36.61% for females.
  • Of 5,947 workers, 64.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators220435
Agricultural labourers279717
Household industry workers999477
Other workers2,341479

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
Sumbal (MC)0090004215,041

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.