Champawat District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Uttarakhand) - Census 2011

Champawat district of Uttarakhand has a total population of 259,648 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 131,125 are males while 128,523 are females. In 2011 there were a total 53,953 families residing in Champawat district. The Average Sex Ratio of Champawat district is 980.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.8% people live in Urban areas while 85.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.6% while that in rural areas is 79.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Champawat district is 890 while that of Rural areas is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Champawat district is 37028 which is 14% of the total population. There are 19766 male children and 17262 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Champawat is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Champawat district.

The total literacy rate of Champawat district is 79.83%. The male literacy rate is 77.8% and the female literacy rate is 58.91% in Champawat district.

To facilitate the administration, Champawat district is further divided into 4 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Champawat Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Champawat district.

Caste-wise Population - Champawat district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Champawat district of Uttarakhand.

Religion-wise Population - Champawat district

Literacy Rate - Champawat district

The total literacy rate of Champawat district was 79.83% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 177,726 literates, males were 102,015 while females were 75,711. Also the male literacy rate was 91.61% and the female literacy rate was 68.05% in Champawat district.

Sex Ratio - Champawat district

The Sex Ratio of Champawat district is 980 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 980 females in Champawat district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Champawat district.

Population Density - Champawat district

The total area of Champawat district is 1,766 km². Thus the density of Champawat district is 147 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 13 sq. km. area is under urban region while 1,753 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Champawat district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Champawat, 14.77% people lived in urban regions while 85.23% in rural areas. The total urban population was 38,343 out of which 20,283 were males while the remaining 18,060 were females. In rural areas of Champawat, male population was 110,842 while the female population was 110,463.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Champawat was 890 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Champawat was 825 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Champawat were 4,686 which is 12.22% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Champawat was 997 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Champawat was 881 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Champawat for urban regions was 82.65 percent in which males were 88.26% literate while female literacy stood at 76.4%. The total literate population of Champawat was 177,726. Similarly in rural areas of Champawat, the average literacy rate was 79.33 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 92.24% and 66.65% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Champawat were 149,910.

Child Population - Champawat district

According to Census 2011, there were 37,028 children between age 0 to 6 years in Champawat district. Out of which 19,766 were male while 17,262 were female.

Working Population - Champawat district

In Champawat district out of total population, 99,566 were engaged in work activities. 63% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 99,566 workers engaged in Main Work, 31,971 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,980 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Districts from Champawat

Below are the list of Districts near Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

Champawat district Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Champawat, Uttarakhand - Wikipedia