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district · Census 2011 · code 348

Kodarma population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, 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.
Population716,259people
Households116,155PCA households
Literacy rate66.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.94%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople716,259575,013141,246
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds116,15591,69324,462
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6132,375110,02522,350
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%18.48%19.13%15.82%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males950959918
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6949954923
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+390,249296,14794,102
Literacy rate%66.84%63.69%79.15%
Male literacy rate%79.78%77.75%87.52%
Female literacy rate%53.23%49.03%70.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople109,00393,88515,118
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople6,9036,152751
Total workersCensus workers257,418218,32639,092
Work participation rate%35.94%37.97%27.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months143,324112,53630,788
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months114,094105,7908,304
Non-workerspeople458,841356,687102,154

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1106, 1107, 1108; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 116,155 households and 716,259 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 19.72% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.28%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.78% for males and 53.23% for females.
  • Of 257,418 workers, 55.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators39,00744,119
Agricultural labourers24,19740,078
Household industry workers3,9124,022
Other workers76,20825,875

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 801767

Jhumri Tilaiya

87,867 people within this district · Town

Census code 801766

Kodarma

24,633 people within this district · Town

Census code 349865

Domchanch

15,809 people within this district · Census town

Census code 349733

Bekobar

7,184 people within this district · Census town

Census code 349734

Karma

5,753 people within this district · Census town