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district · Census 2011 · code 067

Udham Singh Nagar 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.
Population1,648,902people
Households308,581PCA households
Literacy rate73.1%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.87%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,648,9021,062,142586,760
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds308,581198,645109,936
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6229,162149,88679,276
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.9%14.11%13.51%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males920930903
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6899902894
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,037,839652,717385,122
Literacy rate%73.1%71.55%75.89%
Male literacy rate%81.09%80.45%82.22%
Female literacy rate%64.45%62.02%68.88%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople238,264174,91963,345
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople123,037117,3815,656
Total workersCensus workers591,458406,129185,329
Work participation rate%35.87%38.24%31.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months450,762292,249158,513
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months140,696113,88026,816
Non-workerspeople1,057,444656,013401,431

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 218, 219, 220; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 308,581 households and 1,648,902 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 35.58% of this area’s population, compared with 64.42% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.9% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 81.09% and female literacy was 64.45%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 591,458 Census workers, 76.21% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators94,67728,009
Agricultural labourers107,60357,647
Household industry workers16,5039,893
Other workers231,97945,147

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 800346

Rudrapur

154,554 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 800339

Kashipur

121,623 people within this district · Town

Census code 800342

Jaspur

50,523 people within this district · Town

Census code 800347

Kichha

41,965 people within this district · Town

Census code 800351

Sitarganj

29,965 people within this district · Town

Census code 800344

Bajpur

25,524 people within this district · Town

Census code 056015

Nagla

22,258 people within this district · Census town

Census code 056316

Umru Khurd

20,593 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800348

Gadarpur

19,301 people within this district · Town

Census code 800352

Khatima

15,093 people within this district · Town

Census code 800340

Mahua Kheraganj

12,584 people within this district · Town

Census code 056016

Bandiya

11,392 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800349

Dineshpur

11,343 people within this district · Town

Census code 056317

Maholiya

10,965 people within this district · Census town

Census code 800345

Kela Khera

10,929 people within this district · Town

Census code 800343

Sultanpur

9,881 people within this district · Town

Census code 800350

Shaktigarh

6,309 people within this district · Town

Census code 055697

Kanchal Gosain

4,632 people within this district · Census town