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Town · Census 2011 · code 800087

Dalhousie population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Himachal Pradesh, 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.
Population3,549people
Households663PCA households
Literacy rate97.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation61.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople3,5492,550999
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6297173124
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,1552,342813
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.02%98.53%92.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople250132118
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1065254
Total workersCensus workers2,1902,10189
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population61.71%82.39%8.91%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1802,09189
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months10100
Non-workerspeople1,359449910

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 473; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 663 households and 3,549 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.53% for males and 92.91% for females.
  • Of 2,190 workers, 99.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20
Agricultural labourers00
Household industry workers00
Other workers2,17810

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
Dalhousie (CB)023000873,549

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.