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Rishikesh 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 70,499 people
Households 14,975 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.64% % 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 70,499 38,065 32,434 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,284 4,526 3,758 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 53,500 30,393 23,107 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.99% 90.62% 80.58% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 7,809 4,149 3,660 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 82 43 39 Total workersCensus workers 23,013 19,949 3,064 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.64% 52.41% 9.45% Main workersworked at least 6 months 21,256 18,658 2,598 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,757 1,291 466 Non-workerspeople 47,486 18,116 29,370
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 14,975 households and 70,499 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.62% for males and 80.58% for females. Of 23,013 workers, 92.37% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 42 37 Agricultural labourers 99 20 Household industry workers 682 59 Other workers 20,433 1,641
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 Rishikesh (NPP) 060 00305 70,499
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.