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Town · Census 2011 · code 800292

Chamoli Gopeshwar 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.
Population21,447people
Households5,513PCA households
Literacy rate93.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.46%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,44711,43210,015
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4911,3881,103
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,6889,7097,979
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.31%96.66%89.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0962,1631,933
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,199586613
Total workersCensus workers7,1775,2911,886
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.46%46.28%18.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,4124,8921,520
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months765399366
Non-workerspeople14,2706,1418,129

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1487; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,513 households and 21,447 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.66% for males and 89.53% for females.
  • Of 7,177 workers, 89.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators684248
Agricultural labourers3026
Household industry workers18076
Other workers5,518415

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
Chamoli Gopeshwar (NPP)0570028521,447

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.