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district · Census 2011 · code 034

Kinnaur 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.
Population84,121people
Households19,976PCA households
Literacy rate80%% of people aged 7+
Work participation66.9%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople84,12184,1210
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds19,97619,9760
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,2468,2460
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.8%9.8%Not available
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males819819Not available
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6963963Not available
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+60,69960,6990
Literacy rate%80%80%Not available
Male literacy rate%87.27%87.27%Not available
Female literacy rate%70.96%70.96%Not available
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,75014,7500
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople48,74648,7460
Total workersCensus workers56,27356,2730
Work participation rate%66.9%66.9%Not available
Main workersworked at least 6 months46,78246,7820
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months9,4919,4910
Non-workerspeople27,84827,8480

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 110, 111, 112; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 19,976 households and 84,121 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 9.8% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 87.27% and female literacy was 70.96%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 56,273 Census workers, 83.13% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25,8907,105
Agricultural labourers1,759778
Household industry workers614330
Other workers18,5191,278

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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