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Jharsuguda population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Odisha, 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 579,505 people
Households 136,061 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.86% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.74% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 579,505 348,340 231,165 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 136,061 84,287 51,774 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 64,794 37,295 27,499 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.18% 10.71% 11.9% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 953 977 918 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 943 961 921 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 405,879 234,962 170,917 Literacy rate% 78.86% 75.54% 83.92% Male literacy rate% 86.61% 84.29% 90.05% Female literacy rate% 70.73% 66.61% 77.24% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 104,620 68,740 35,880 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 176,758 140,117 36,641 Total workersCensus workers 247,707 169,104 78,603 Work participation rate% 42.74% 48.55% 34% Main workersworked at least 6 months 172,069 103,420 68,649 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 75,638 65,684 9,954 Non-workerspeople 331,798 179,236 152,562
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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 136,061 households and 579,505 residents. Urban residents made up 39.89% of the population. Rural residents made up 60.11%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.18% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.61% for males and 70.73% for females. Of 247,707 workers, 69.46% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 32,716 8,151 Agricultural labourers 21,048 35,761 Household industry workers 9,320 6,516 Other workers 108,985 25,210
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 801808 97,730 people within this district · Town
Census code 801807 80,403 people within this district · Town
Census code 801806 38,993 people within this district · Town
Census code 381073 9,735 people within this district · Census town
Census code 381107 4,304 people within this district · Census town