▁has ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁Its ▁population ▁growth ▁rate ▁over ▁the ▁de cade ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁− 1 . 7 3 %. ▁Al m ora ▁has ▁a ▁sex ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 9 ▁females ▁for ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁males , ▁and ▁a ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 8 1 . 0 6 %. ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁first ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁K uma oni , ▁spoken ▁by ▁over ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁H ind us ▁ 6 2 1 , 2 0 3 , ▁Muslim s ▁ 7 , 2 8 3 ▁( 1 . 1 5 % ), ▁Christians ▁ 9 5 9 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁lives ▁near ▁the ▁main ▁market ▁of ▁al m ora ▁that ▁forms ▁nearly ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Man oh ar ▁Sh y am ▁Jos hi ▁( 1 9 3 3 – 2 0 0 6 ), ▁writer ; ▁born ▁in ▁Al m ora . ▁ ▁Sum it ra ▁N and an ▁P ant , ▁writer ; ▁born ▁in ▁Al m ora . ▁ ▁Bh ai rab ▁D utt ▁P ande ▁Form er ▁Cab inet ▁Secretary ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁Governor ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁P un j ab ▁is ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁Al m ora ▁ ▁Pr as oon ▁Jos hi , ▁writer , ▁ly ric ist ` ▁ ▁Mur li ▁Man oh ar ▁Jos hi ▁(