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district · Census 2011 · code 064

Almora 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.
Population622,506people
Households140,577PCA households
Literacy rate80.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.9%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople622,506560,19262,314
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds140,577125,20915,368
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–680,08274,3755,707
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.86%13.28%9.16%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,1391,177848
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6922927861
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+436,497383,08953,408
Literacy rate%80.47%78.85%94.35%
Male literacy rate%92.86%92.26%97.16%
Female literacy rate%69.93%67.88%91.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople150,995140,93110,064
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,281750531
Total workersCensus workers298,211276,91321,298
Work participation rate%47.9%49.43%34.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months201,078181,14419,934
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months97,13395,7691,364
Non-workerspeople324,295283,27941,016

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 209, 210, 211; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 140,577 households and 622,506 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 10.01% of this area’s population, compared with 89.99% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.86% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 92.86% and female literacy was 69.93%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 298,211 Census workers, 67.43% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators132,12975,488
Agricultural labourers4,0256,249
Household industry workers2,7231,589
Other workers62,20113,807

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

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 800327

Almora

34,122 people within this district · Town

Census code 800324

Ranikhet

18,886 people within this district · Town

Census code 053250

Khatyari

5,166 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800325

Dwarahat

2,749 people within this district · Town

Census code 800326

Almora

1,391 people within this district · Town