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Sundargarh 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 2,093,437 people
Households 479,109 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.71% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,093,437 1,355,340 738,097 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 479,109 312,497 166,612 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 263,160 181,482 81,678 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.57% 13.39% 11.07% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 973 1,005 917 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 946 966 903 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,342,322 782,147 560,175 Literacy rate% 73.34% 66.63% 85.34% Male literacy rate% 81.01% 75.63% 90.21% Female literacy rate% 65.48% 57.73% 80.04% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 191,660 115,853 75,807 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,062,349 908,475 153,874 Total workersCensus workers 873,227 625,502 247,725 Work participation rate% 41.71% 46.15% 33.56% Main workersworked at least 6 months 535,112 315,612 219,500 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 338,115 309,890 28,225 Non-workerspeople 1,220,210 729,838 490,372
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 479,109 households and 2,093,437 residents. Urban residents made up 35.26% of the population. Rural residents made up 64.74%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.57% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.01% for males and 65.48% for females. Of 873,227 workers, 61.28% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 132,555 51,718 Agricultural labourers 59,287 194,040 Household industry workers 16,490 10,480 Other workers 326,780 81,877
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 801819 320,040 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801820 216,410 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801816 51,362 people within this district · Town
Census code 801815 45,036 people within this district · Town
Census code 801818 33,442 people within this district · Town
Census code 384612 15,789 people within this district · Census town
Census code 384265 9,923 people within this district · Census town
Census code 384373 9,043 people within this district · Census town
Census code 384613 8,938 people within this district · Census town
Census code 384647 7,405 people within this district · Census town
Census code 385209 7,080 people within this district · Census town
Census code 384803 6,763 people within this district · Census town
Census code 384964 4,469 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801817 2,397 people within this district · Town