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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 800084

Kathua population.
Households, literacy and work.

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

Jammu and Kashmir · Census 2011Kathua district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population59,866people
Households12,061PCA households
Literacy rate86.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.03%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople59,86631,71728,149
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,2483,4862,762
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+46,35925,60520,754
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.46%90.7%81.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,6997,7016,998
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople870449421
Total workersCensus workers17,97715,2882,689
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.03%48.2%9.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,03313,6872,346
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,9441,601343
Non-workerspeople41,88916,42925,460

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 153; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,061 households and 59,866 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.7% for males and 81.75% for females.
  • Of 17,977 workers, 89.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators42881
Agricultural labourers18692
Household industry workers10778
Other workers15,3121,693

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
Kathua (M Cl + OG)0070003059,866

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Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 51,991 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople51,99127,49624,495
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,1802,9232,257
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+41,08122,55818,523
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.76%91.8%83.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,5816,0745,507
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople381194187
Total workersCensus workers15,57413,0802,494
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.96%47.57%10.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,84611,6732,173
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7281,407321
Non-workerspeople36,41714,41622,001

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 154; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks