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Baleshwar 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 2,320,529 people
Households 533,001 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.79% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.19% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,320,529 2,067,236 253,293 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 533,001 477,434 55,567 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 288,672 260,819 27,853 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.44% 12.62% 11% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 957 957 959 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 943 943 947 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,621,232 1,430,341 190,891 Literacy rate% 79.79% 79.18% 84.67% Male literacy rate% 87% 86.74% 89.1% Female literacy rate% 72.28% 71.3% 80.07% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 478,586 447,936 30,650 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 275,678 255,098 20,580 Total workersCensus workers 932,707 847,171 85,536 Work participation rate% 40.19% 40.98% 33.77% Main workersworked at least 6 months 618,064 544,455 73,609 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 314,643 302,716 11,927 Non-workerspeople 1,387,822 1,220,065 167,757
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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 533,001 households and 2,320,529 residents. Urban residents made up 10.92% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.08%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.44% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87% for males and 72.28% for females. Of 932,707 workers, 66.27% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 227,102 61,716 Agricultural labourers 165,636 192,578 Household industry workers 17,203 11,533 Other workers 208,123 48,816
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 801833 144,373 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801830 33,378 people within this district · Town
Census code 801832 32,531 people within this district · Town
Census code 801829 25,747 people within this district · Town
Census code 801831 17,264 people within this district · Town