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district · Census 2011 · code 057

Chamoli population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Uttarakhand, 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.
Population391,605people
Households88,964PCA households
Literacy rate82.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.2%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople391,605332,20959,396
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds88,96474,31814,646
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–652,16145,2176,944
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.32%13.61%11.69%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0191,072767
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6889899829
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+280,556232,30348,253
Literacy rate%82.65%80.94%91.99%
Male literacy rate%93.4%92.91%95.63%
Female literacy rate%72.32%70.08%87.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople79,31768,00011,317
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople12,2609,0463,214
Total workersCensus workers180,940157,90923,031
Work participation rate%46.2%47.53%38.78%
Main workersworked at least 6 months115,11594,51720,598
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months65,82563,3922,433
Non-workerspeople210,665174,30036,365

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 188, 189, 190; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 88,964 households and 391,605 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 15.17% of this area’s population, compared with 84.83% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.32% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 93.4% and female literacy was 72.32%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 180,940 Census workers, 63.62% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators69,61251,545
Agricultural labourers1,0722,773
Household industry workers3,1152,269
Other workers41,3169,238

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 800291

Joshimath

16,709 people within this district · Town

Census code 800294

Gochar

8,864 people within this district · Town

Census code 800295

Karnaprayag

8,297 people within this district · Town

Census code 800290

Badrinathpuri

2,438 people within this district · Town

Census code 800293

Nandprayag

1,641 people within this district · Town