Pithoragarh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Pithoragarh is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Pithoragarh tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The Pithoragarh city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 14,036 families residing in the Pithoragarh city. The total population of Pithoragarh is 56,044 out of which 29,127 are males and 26,917 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pithoragarh is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pithoragarh city is 6624 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3886 male children and 2738 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pithoragarh is 705 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pithoragarh is 92.5%. Thus Pithoragarh has higher literacy rate compared to 82.2% of Pithoragarh district. The male literacy rate is 94.81% and the female literacy rate is 90.05% in Pithoragarh.

Pithoragarh Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 14,036 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pithoragarh Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pithoragarh Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 6,624 3,886 2,738
Literacy 92.5% 82.2% 80.9%
Scheduled Caste 8,067 4,188 3,879
Scheduled Tribe 1,051 522 529
Illiterate 10,340 5,197 5,143

Caste-wise Population - Pithoragarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Pithoragarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,067 4,188 3,879
Schedule Tribe 1,051 522 529

Religion-wise Population - Pithoragarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pithoragarh is 52,296 which is 93.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pithoragarh is 2,807 which is 5.01% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pithoragarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 52,296 (93.31%) 27,083 25,213
Muslim 2,807 (5.01%) 1,582 1,225
Christian 691 (1.23%) 335 356
Sikh 87 (0.16%) 42 45
Buddhist 92 (0.16%) 46 46
Jain 6 (0.01%) 1 5
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 61 (0.11%) 36 25

Literacy Rate - Pithoragarh

The total literacy rate of Pithoragarh was 92.48% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 45,704 literates, males were 23,930 while females were 21,774. Also the male literacy rate was 94.81% and the female literacy rate was 90.05% in Pithoragarh.

  Pithoragarh Uttarakhand
Female 90.05% 70.01%
Male 94.81% 87.4%
Total 92.48% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Pithoragarh

The Sex Ratio of Pithoragarh is 924. Thus per every 1000 men there were 924 females in Pithoragarh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 705 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Pithoragarh.

Child Population - Pithoragarh

According to Census 2011, there were 6,624 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pithoragarh. Out of which 3,886 were male while 2,738 were female.

Working Population - Pithoragarh

In Pithoragarh Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 15,272 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,272 workers engaged in Main Work, 505 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 74 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,210 10,439 2,771
Cultivators 505 217 288
Agriculture Labourer 74 60 14
Household Industries 383 282 101
Other Workers 12,248 9,880 2,368
Marginal Workers 2,062 1,574 488
Non Working 40,772 17,114 23,658

Pithoragarh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pithoragarh is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,207 85% 911
2 Ward No - 2 3,775 81.2% 926
3 Ward No - 3 3,817 81.3% 1,080
4 Ward No - 4 2,581 80.8% 919
5 Ward No - 5 3,435 76.1% 731
6 Ward No - 6 4,801 79.9% 960
7 Ward No - 7 4,031 78.6% 974
8 Ward No - 8 3,939 82.8% 906
9 Ward No - 9 1,772 79.9% 937
10 Ward No - 10 1,981 83.4% 883
11 Ward No - 11 3,509 83.4% 901
12 Ward No - 12 4,985 84.6% 984
13 Ward No - 13 3,895 83.5% 994
14 Ward No - 14 4,592 76.9% 739
15 Ward No - 15 4,724 84.7% 1,034

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