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district · Census 2011 · code 006

Rajouri population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Jammu and Kashmir, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population642,415people
Households130,401PCA households
Literacy rate68.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.28%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople642,415590,10152,314
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds130,401122,6457,756
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6108,271103,4244,847
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.85%17.53%9.27%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males860899512
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6865867831
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+364,109321,21042,899
Literacy rate%68.17%66%90.38%
Male literacy rate%78.13%76.02%94.99%
Female literacy rate%56.57%54.94%80.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople48,15746,1412,016
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople232,815229,6923,123
Total workersCensus workers290,912263,38727,525
Work participation rate%45.28%44.63%52.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months130,377105,51924,858
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months160,535157,8682,667
Non-workerspeople351,503326,71424,789

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 23, 24, 25; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 130,401 households and 642,415 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 8.14% of this area’s population, compared with 91.86% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.85% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 78.13% and female literacy was 56.57%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 290,912 Census workers, 44.82% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators43,10093,427
Agricultural labourers6,14817,868
Household industry workers1,6553,001
Other workers79,47446,239

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 800065

Rajauri

29,486 people within this district · Town

Census code 800066

Nowshehra

10,408 people within this district · Town

Census code 800067

Sunderbani

6,930 people within this district · Town

Census code 800064

Thanamandi

5,490 people within this district · Town