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Town · Census 2011 · code 800105

Sarkaghat 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.
Population4,715people
Households1,184PCA households
Literacy rate89.29%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,7152,5222,193
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6419251168
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,8362,1041,732
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.29%92.65%85.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,101569532
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople835
Total workersCensus workers2,0571,371686
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.63%54.36%31.28%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,4441,141303
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months613230383
Non-workerspeople2,6581,1511,507

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 632; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,184 households and 4,715 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.89% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.65% for males and 85.53% for females.
  • Of 2,057 workers, 70.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators16393
Agricultural labourers1131
Household industry workers542
Other workers1,363187

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
Sarkaghat (NP)027001294,715

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.