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Sambalpur 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 1,041,099 people
Households 249,597 PCA households
Literacy rate 76.22% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.59% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,041,099 733,006 308,093 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 249,597 179,411 70,186 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 117,848 84,408 33,440 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.32% 11.52% 10.85% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 976 988 948 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 940 955 903 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 703,691 470,897 232,794 Literacy rate% 76.22% 72.6% 84.76% Male literacy rate% 84.35% 81.78% 90.29% Female literacy rate% 67.93% 63.35% 78.95% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 191,827 134,729 57,098 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 355,261 318,413 36,848 Total workersCensus workers 505,840 390,542 115,298 Work participation rate% 48.59% 53.28% 37.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 336,854 238,789 98,065 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 168,986 151,753 17,233 Non-workerspeople 535,259 342,464 192,795
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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 249,597 households and 1,041,099 residents. Urban residents made up 29.59% of the population. Rural residents made up 70.41%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.32% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.35% for males and 67.93% for females. Of 505,840 workers, 66.59% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 72,629 14,171 Agricultural labourers 73,078 87,720 Household industry workers 34,007 25,281 Other workers 157,140 41,814
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 801813 189,366 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801811 46,698 people within this district · Town
Census code 801810 30,207 people within this district · Town
Census code 801809 15,576 people within this district · Town
Census code 801812 15,379 people within this district · Town
Census code 381702 10,867 people within this district · Census town