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Town · Census 2011 · code 800330

Tanakpur 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.
Population17,626people
Households3,529PCA households
Literacy rate78.24%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,6269,2458,381
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2351,1841,051
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,0426,7765,266
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.24%84.06%71.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2191,1321,087
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople623626
Total workersCensus workers5,2434,705538
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.75%50.89%6.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6344,223411
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months609482127
Non-workerspeople12,3834,5407,843

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 1725; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,529 households and 17,626 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.06% for males and 71.84% for females.
  • Of 5,243 workers, 88.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators132
Agricultural labourers2929
Household industry workers6612
Other workers4,526566

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
Tanakpur (NPP)0650033717,626

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.