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Simdega 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 599,578 people
Households 118,288 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.14% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 599,578 556,634 42,944 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 118,288 110,036 8,252 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 94,414 88,993 5,421 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.75% 15.99% 12.62% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 997 999 962 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 969 968 976 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 343,483 311,416 32,067 Literacy rate% 67.99% 66.59% 85.46% Male literacy rate% 76.08% 75% 89.22% Female literacy rate% 59.92% 58.23% 81.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 44,674 42,751 1,923 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 424,407 404,487 19,920 Total workersCensus workers 288,645 275,254 13,391 Work participation rate% 48.14% 49.45% 31.18% Main workersworked at least 6 months 155,510 145,029 10,481 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 133,135 130,225 2,910 Non-workerspeople 310,933 281,380 29,553
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 118,288 households and 599,578 residents. Urban residents made up 7.16% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.84%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.08% for males and 59.92% for females. Of 288,645 workers, 53.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 96,004 62,015 Agricultural labourers 29,589 60,643 Household industry workers 5,284 2,727 Other workers 24,633 7,750
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 801798 42,944 people within this district · Town