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Uttarkashi population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttarakhand, 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.
Population 17,475 people
Households 4,132 PCA households
Literacy rate 90.36% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.17% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 17,475 9,601 7,874 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,881 1,053 828 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,091 8,164 5,927 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 90.36% 95.51% 84.12% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,647 1,374 1,273 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 120 62 58 Total workersCensus workers 5,796 4,665 1,131 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.17% 48.59% 14.36% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,081 4,217 864 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 715 448 267 Non-workerspeople 11,679 4,936 6,743
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,132 households and 17,475 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.76% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.51% for males and 84.12% for females. Of 5,796 workers, 87.66% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 123 162 Agricultural labourers 51 39 Household industry workers 243 74 Other workers 4,664 440
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Uttarkashi (NPP) 056 00283 17,475
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.