Pithoragarh District Population, Uttarakhand - Census India 2011

Pithoragarh is one of district of Uttarakhand in India. There are 6 Tehsils, 1675 villages and 3 towns in Pithoragarh district.

As per the Census India 2011, Pithoragarh district has 114730 households, population of 483439 of which 239306 are males and 244133 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 63293 which is 13.09% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Pithoragarh district is around 1020 compared to 963 which is average of Uttarakhand state. The literacy rate of Pithoragarh district is 71.48% out of which 79.24% males are literate and 63.87% females are literate. The total area of Pithoragarh is 7090 sq.km with population density of 68 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 85.6% of population lives in Urban area and 14.4% lives in Rural area. There are 24.9% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.04% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Pithoragarh district.

Pithoragarh Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total483439100%
Hindu47510598.28%
Muslim60151.24%
Christian14010.29%
Religion not stated4300.09%
Sikh2600.05%
Buddhist1850.04%
Other religions and persuasions300.01%
Jain130%

Pithoragarh Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)16.507073.50
Number of households1775996971
Total Population69605413834
Population (%)52.26%50.96%
Male Population36376202930
Female Population33229210904
Sex Ratio9131039
Literacy (%)80.88%69.9%

List of Tehsils in Pithoragarh

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Pithoragarh 166801506.29329988
Didihat80411539.601491024
Gangolihat71946346.812071090
Dharchula656892690.2724976
Berinag52069268.721941073
Munsiari465232738.31171033

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Pithoragarh Population Facts

Number of Households114730
Population483439
Male Population239306 (49.5%)
Female Population244133 (50.5%)
Children Population63293
Area7090 km2
Population density/km268
Sex-ratio1020
Literacy71.48%
Male Literacy79.24%
Female Literacy63.87%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %4.04%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %24.9%

Map of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand