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Town · Census 2011 · code 800028

Pahalgam 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.
Population9,264people
Households966PCA households
Literacy rate64.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,2645,5413,723
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,245626619
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,2023,9601,242
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+64.87%80.57%40.01%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople66660
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1378156
Total workersCensus workers4,1693,599570
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45%64.95%15.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2363,124112
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months933475458
Non-workerspeople5,0951,9423,153

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 275; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 966 households and 9,264 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.57% for males and 40.01% for females.
  • Of 4,169 workers, 77.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9051
Agricultural labourers110511
Household industry workers1078
Other workers3,026293

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
Pahalgam (MC)014000539,264

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.