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Town · Census 2011 · code 800101

Kullu 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.
Population18,536people
Households4,656PCA households
Literacy rate90.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,5369,6088,928
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,777956821
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,1948,0487,146
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.66%93.02%88.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,3721,7321,640
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,512735777
Total workersCensus workers6,7555,0271,728
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.44%52.32%19.35%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2814,7231,558
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months474304170
Non-workerspeople11,7814,5817,200

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 592; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,656 households and 18,536 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.02% for males and 88.15% for females.
  • Of 6,755 workers, 92.98% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14335
Agricultural labourers8529
Household industry workers17120
Other workers5,882390

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
Kullu (M Cl)0260011818,536

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.