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district · Census 2011 · code 291

Dhalai population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Tripura, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population378,230people
Households84,509PCA households
Literacy rate85.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.2%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople378,230337,73140,499
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds84,50974,40410,105
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–656,01151,5714,440
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.81%15.27%10.96%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males944944950
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6968969961
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+276,217241,81834,399
Literacy rate%85.72%84.5%95.4%
Male literacy rate%91.31%90.56%97.28%
Female literacy rate%79.79%78.06%93.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople61,68850,53911,149
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople210,608205,6374,971
Total workersCensus workers155,831141,61414,217
Work participation rate%41.2%41.93%35.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months108,25995,39912,860
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months47,57246,2151,357
Non-workerspeople222,399196,11726,282

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 923, 924, 925; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 84,509 households and 378,230 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 10.71% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.29%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.31% for males and 79.79% for females.
  • Of 155,831 workers, 69.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators36,7259,231
Agricultural labourers20,93421,267
Household industry workers1,1941,676
Other workers49,40615,398

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801532

Ambassa

16,285 people within this district · Town

Census code 801531

Kamalpur

10,872 people within this district · Town

Census code 272488

Manu

8,515 people within this district · Census town

Census code 272465

Kalachhari

4,827 people within this district · Census town