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district · Census 2011 · code 065

Champawat 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.
Population259,648people
Households53,953PCA households
Literacy rate79.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.35%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople259,648221,30538,343
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds53,95345,7418,212
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–637,02832,3424,686
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.26%14.61%12.22%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males980997890
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6873881825
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+177,726149,91027,816
Literacy rate%79.83%79.33%82.65%
Male literacy rate%91.61%92.24%88.26%
Female literacy rate%68.05%66.65%76.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople47,38341,7255,658
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,3391,084255
Total workersCensus workers99,56688,09211,474
Work participation rate%38.35%39.81%29.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months62,69852,27510,423
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months36,86835,8171,051
Non-workerspeople160,082133,21326,869

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 212, 213, 214; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 53,953 households and 259,648 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 14.77% of this area’s population, compared with 85.23% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.26% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 91.61% and female literacy was 68.05%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 99,566 Census workers, 62.97% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators31,97128,022
Agricultural labourers1,9802,052
Household industry workers911659
Other workers27,8366,135

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 800330

Tanakpur

17,626 people within this district · Town

Census code 054471

Banbasa

7,990 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800329

Lohaghat

7,926 people within this district · Town

Census code 800328

Champawat

4,801 people within this district · Town