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Lohardaga 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.
Population 461,790 people
Households 88,638 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.61% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.93% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 461,790 404,379 57,411 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 88,638 77,536 11,102 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 77,649 69,791 7,858 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.81% 17.26% 13.69% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 985 990 954 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 970 975 926 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 259,707 217,404 42,303 Literacy rate% 67.61% 64.98% 85.37% Male literacy rate% 77.41% 75.54% 89.8% Female literacy rate% 57.69% 54.33% 80.75% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 15,330 13,035 2,295 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 262,734 248,472 14,262 Total workersCensus workers 221,332 204,297 17,035 Work participation rate% 47.93% 50.52% 29.67% Main workersworked at least 6 months 103,001 89,430 13,571 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 118,331 114,867 3,464 Non-workerspeople 240,458 200,082 40,376
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 88,638 households and 461,790 residents. Urban residents made up 12.43% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.57%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.81% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.41% for males and 57.69% for females. Of 221,332 workers, 46.54% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 52,916 46,864 Agricultural labourers 21,281 59,559 Household industry workers 2,173 2,276 Other workers 26,631 9,632
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 801779 57,411 people within this district · Town