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district · Census 2011 · code 025

Lahul & Spiti population.
Households, literacy and work.

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

Himachal Pradesh · Census 2011
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.
Population31,564people
Households6,674PCA households
Literacy rate76.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation61.13%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople31,56431,5640
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds6,6746,6740
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,1253,1250
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.9%9.9%Not available
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males903903Not available
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–61,0331,033Not available
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,84521,8450
Literacy rate%76.81%76.81%Not available
Male literacy rate%85.69%85.69%Not available
Female literacy rate%66.84%66.84%Not available
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2352,2350
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople25,70725,7070
Total workersCensus workers19,29519,2950
Work participation rate%61.13%61.13%Not available
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,19015,1900
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1054,1050
Non-workerspeople12,26912,2690

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 83, 84, 85; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 6,674 households and 31,564 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 0% of this area’s population, compared with 100% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 9.9% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 85.69% and female literacy was 66.84%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 19,295 Census workers, 78.73% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8,8772,350
Agricultural labourers263309
Household industry workers15512
Other workers5,8951,434

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.

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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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