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Bhadrak 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 1,506,337 people
Households 306,333 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.78% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.11% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,506,337 1,320,499 185,838 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 306,333 270,791 35,542 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 184,560 161,574 22,986 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.25% 12.24% 12.37% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 981 985 956 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 942 942 938 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,094,140 964,713 129,427 Literacy rate% 82.78% 83.24% 79.48% Male literacy rate% 89.64% 90.32% 84.85% Female literacy rate% 75.83% 76.1% 73.87% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 334,896 316,246 18,650 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 30,428 24,347 6,081 Total workersCensus workers 468,599 411,154 57,445 Work participation rate% 31.11% 31.14% 30.91% Main workersworked at least 6 months 328,097 282,414 45,683 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 140,502 128,740 11,762 Non-workerspeople 1,037,738 909,345 128,393
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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 306,333 households and 1,506,337 residents. Urban residents made up 12.34% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.66%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.25% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.64% for males and 75.83% for females. Of 468,599 workers, 70.02% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 130,597 25,359 Agricultural labourers 75,320 76,057 Household industry workers 8,648 5,803 Other workers 113,532 33,283
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 801835 121,338 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801836 33,690 people within this district · Town
Census code 801834 22,920 people within this district · Town
Census code 394886 7,890 people within this district · Census town