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Kendrapara 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 1,440,361 people
Households 321,934 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.15% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.41% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,440,361 1,356,827 83,534 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 321,934 305,868 16,066 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 161,159 152,138 9,021 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.19% 11.21% 10.8% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,007 1,010 954 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 926 928 897 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,089,265 1,023,485 65,780 Literacy rate% 85.15% 84.96% 88.28% Male literacy rate% 91.45% 91.38% 92.65% Female literacy rate% 78.96% 78.67% 83.73% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 309,780 293,691 16,089 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 9,484 8,862 622 Total workersCensus workers 466,890 439,698 27,192 Work participation rate% 32.41% 32.41% 32.55% Main workersworked at least 6 months 322,265 299,189 23,076 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 144,625 140,509 4,116 Non-workerspeople 973,471 917,129 56,342
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 321,934 households and 1,440,361 residents. Urban residents made up 5.8% of the population. Rural residents made up 94.2%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.19% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.45% for males and 78.96% for females. Of 466,890 workers, 69.02% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 122,975 26,289 Agricultural labourers 70,136 73,728 Household industry workers 9,261 7,283 Other workers 119,893 37,325
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 801838 47,006 people within this district · Town
Census code 801837 36,528 people within this district · Town