UKPSC · District of Uttarakhand

Almora: 6.2 lakh people, one story

People
6,22,506
Area
3,144 km²
Literacy
80.47%
Sex ratio
1,139
#1 in UttarakhandSex ratio: 1,139 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →#1 in UttarakhandChild sex ratio (0–6): 922 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 13 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in UttarakhandHousehold industry workers: 1.4 % of workers. Rank 12 of 13.See the numbers →Big number6.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 198 to every km².See the numbers →

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AlmoraUttarakhand

The history, places and schemes of Almora are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Almora in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.2 lakh#6/13 in Uttarakhand
Area3,144 km²#7/13 in Uttarakhand
Population density198 per km²#5/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 189
Sex ratio1,139 females per 1000 males#1/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 963
Child sex ratio (0–6)922 girls per 1000 boys#1/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 890
Literacy rate80.47%#7/13 in Uttarakhand▲ state 78.82
Female literacy69.93%#7/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 70.01
Urban population10.0%#10/13 in Uttarakhand▼ state 30.2

People & society

80.5% can read. 1,139 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.987.4
Female literacy
69.970.0
Scheduled Castes
24.318.8
Scheduled Tribes
0.22.9
Living in towns
10.030.2

Gender literacy gap: 22.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.2%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    73 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3 lakh workers, 47.9% of all people

    This district
    Uttarakhand
    • Cultivators 69.6%
    • Farm labourers 3.4%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 39% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      39.151.4
      Latrine at home
      27.438.8
      Tap water
      39.940.3
      LPG / PNG
      14.326.1
      Phone
      35.144.0
      Television
      25.036.6
      Bicycle
      1.018.5
      Two-wheeler
      2.413.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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