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Kendujhar 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 1,801,733 people
Households 405,272 PCA households
Literacy rate 68.24% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.54% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,801,733 1,548,674 253,059 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 405,272 348,448 56,824 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 259,403 224,941 34,462 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.4% 14.52% 13.62% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 988 999 920 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 967 971 939 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,052,518 880,689 171,829 Literacy rate% 68.24% 66.53% 78.61% Male literacy rate% 78.12% 76.8% 85.76% Female literacy rate% 58.28% 56.3% 70.8% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 209,357 172,913 36,444 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 818,878 759,937 58,941 Total workersCensus workers 766,514 682,446 84,068 Work participation rate% 42.54% 44.07% 33.22% Main workersworked at least 6 months 442,497 368,952 73,545 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 324,017 313,494 10,523 Non-workerspeople 1,035,219 866,228 168,991
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 405,272 households and 1,801,733 residents. Urban residents made up 14.05% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.95%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.4% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.12% for males and 58.28% for females. Of 766,514 workers, 57.73% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 158,838 39,206 Agricultural labourers 84,638 225,437 Household industry workers 12,007 9,307 Other workers 187,014 50,067
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 801821 66,540 people within this district · Town
Census code 801823 60,590 people within this district · Town
Census code 801822 46,631 people within this district · Town
Census code 801824 39,585 people within this district · Town
Census code 385278 11,708 people within this district · Town
Census code 385509 10,394 people within this district · Census town
Census code 385392 7,482 people within this district · Census town
Census code 385564 6,064 people within this district · Census town
Census code 386860 4,065 people within this district · Census town