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

Almora is a Cantonment Board city situated in Almora tehsil of Almora district. The Almora city is divided into 2 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 717 families residing in the Almora city. The total population of Almora is 1,391 out of which 948 are males and 443 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Almora is 467.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Almora city is 131 which is 9% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Almora is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (467).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Almora is 91.3%. Thus Almora has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.5% of Almora district. The male literacy rate is 96.26% and the female literacy rate is 79.58% in Almora.

Population
1,391
Literacy
91.3%
Sex Ratio
467

Almora Cantonment Board has total administration over 717 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Cantonment Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Almora Cantonment Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Almora Cantonment Board.

Total Male Female
Children 131 65 66
Literacy 91.3% 89.7% 67.7%
Scheduled Caste 154 84 70
Scheduled Tribe 10 6 4
Illiterate 241 98 143

Caste-wise Population - Almora

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Almora.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 154 84 70
Schedule Tribe 10 6 4

Religion-wise Population - Almora

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Almora is 1,347 which is 96.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Almora is 37 which is 2.66% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Almora as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,347 (96.84%) 925 422
Muslim 37 (2.66%) 19 18
Christian 4 (0.29%) 3 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.07%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.14%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Almora

The total literacy rate of Almora was 91.27% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 1,150 literates, males were 850 while females were 300. Also the male literacy rate was 96.26% and the female literacy rate was 79.58% in Almora.

  Almora Uttarakhand
Female 79.58% 70.01%
Male 96.26% 87.4%
Total 91.27% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Almora

The Sex Ratio of Almora is 467. Thus per every 1000 men there were 467 females in Almora. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 467 ) of Almora.


Child Population - Almora

According to Census 2011, there were 131 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Almora. Out of which 65 were male while 66 were female.


Working Population - Almora

In Almora Cantonment Board out of total population, 767 were engaged in work activities. 97.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 767 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 751 710 41
Cultivators 3 3 0
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 743 704 39
Marginal Workers 16 6 10
Non Working 624 232 392

Almora Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Almora is further divided into 2 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,071 85.2% 370
2 Ward No - 2 320 74.1% 928

Map of Almora, Almora, Uttarakhand


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