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Town · Census 2011 · code 800021

Charar-i-Sharief 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.
Population11,533people
Households2,098PCA households
Literacy rate65.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.5%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,5335,9045,629
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,638880758
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4973,7832,714
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.66%75.3%55.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers2,8262,572254
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.5%43.56%4.51%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0991,901198
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months72767156
Non-workerspeople8,7073,3325,375

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 60; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,098 households and 11,533 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.3% for males and 55.72% for females.
  • Of 2,826 workers, 74.27% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23019
Agricultural labourers24118
Household industry workers7243
Other workers1,773547

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
Charar-i-Sharief (MC)0020000911,533

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.