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Town · Census 2011 · code 800088

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.
Population7,051people
Households1,344PCA households
Literacy rate91.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,0513,8213,230
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6511272239
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,9723,3622,610
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.31%94.73%87.26%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople722363359
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople872460412
Total workersCensus workers2,0341,618416
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.85%42.34%12.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9431,561382
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months915734
Non-workerspeople5,0172,2032,814

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 474; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,344 households and 7,051 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.73% for males and 87.26% for females.
  • Of 2,034 workers, 95.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11
Agricultural labourers143
Household industry workers206
Other workers1,92141

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 (M Cl)023000877,051

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.