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district · Census 2011 · code 018

Kishtwar 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.
Population230,696people
Households45,209PCA households
Literacy rate56.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.97%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople230,696215,83114,865
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds45,20942,4992,710
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–639,39637,7691,627
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.08%17.5%10.95%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males920927817
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6924926868
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+107,50696,11211,394
Literacy rate%56.2%53.98%86.07%
Male literacy rate%68.92%67.04%92.58%
Female literacy rate%42.36%39.89%78.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,30714,020287
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople38,14938,06980
Total workersCensus workers82,97478,0964,878
Work participation rate%35.97%36.18%32.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months44,71840,2594,459
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months38,25637,837419
Non-workerspeople147,722137,7359,987

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 59, 60, 61; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 45,209 households and 230,696 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 6.44% of this area’s population, compared with 93.56% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 17.08% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 68.92% and female literacy was 42.36%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 82,974 Census workers, 53.89% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19,21020,061
Agricultural labourers3,58312,713
Household industry workers398788
Other workers21,5274,694

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

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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

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Census code 800054

Kishtwar

14,865 people within this district · Town