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Mayurbhanj 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 2,519,738 people
Households 586,253 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.17% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.56% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,519,738 2,326,842 192,896 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 586,253 542,726 43,527 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 351,834 332,377 19,457 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.96% 14.28% 10.09% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,006 1,010 956 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 963 905 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,369,397 1,220,428 148,969 Literacy rate% 63.17% 61.19% 85.89% Male literacy rate% 73.76% 72.24% 90.77% Female literacy rate% 52.71% 50.34% 80.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 184,682 163,237 21,445 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,479,576 1,439,002 40,574 Total workersCensus workers 1,223,534 1,156,323 67,211 Work participation rate% 48.56% 49.69% 34.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 548,390 493,359 55,031 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 675,144 662,964 12,180 Non-workerspeople 1,296,204 1,170,519 125,685
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 586,253 households and 2,519,738 residents. Urban residents made up 7.66% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.34%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.96% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.76% for males and 52.71% for females. Of 1,223,534 workers, 44.82% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 171,380 67,392 Agricultural labourers 145,285 423,470 Household industry workers 35,730 78,078 Other workers 195,995 106,204
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 801828 116,849 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801825 34,929 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801826 22,865 people within this district · Town
Census code 801827 13,152 people within this district · Town
Census code 388645 5,101 people within this district · Census town