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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 800093

Dharmsala population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Himachal Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Himachal Pradesh · Census 2011Kangra 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.
Population30,764people
Households7,806PCA households
Literacy rate86.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.31%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,76416,24114,523
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6231,3721,251
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,41313,35611,057
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.75%89.82%83.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5282,4082,120
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,7991,4511,348
Total workersCensus workers10,8627,6213,241
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.31%46.92%22.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,6986,8792,819
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,164742422
Non-workerspeople19,9028,62011,282

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 519; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,806 households and 30,764 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.53% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.82% for males and 83.31% for females.
  • Of 10,862 workers, 89.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4415
Agricultural labourers3480
Household industry workers20973
Other workers9,411996

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
Dharmsala (M Cl + OG)0240009930,764

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 22,579 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,57912,17610,403
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,803955848
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,86710,0137,854
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86%89.23%82.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,3701,8071,563
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,2421,1851,057
Total workersCensus workers8,1025,7742,328
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.88%47.42%22.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3785,3202,058
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months724454270
Non-workerspeople14,4776,4028,075

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 520; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks