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Cuttack 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 2,624,470 people
Households 579,170 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.5% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.68% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,624,470 1,888,423 736,047 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 579,170 429,454 149,716 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 271,816 201,598 70,218 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.36% 10.68% 9.54% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 940 945 927 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 914 919 899 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,011,469 1,407,978 603,491 Literacy rate% 85.5% 83.47% 90.64% Male literacy rate% 91.11% 90.09% 93.66% Female literacy rate% 79.55% 76.49% 87.39% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 498,633 406,771 91,862 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 93,745 81,658 12,087 Total workersCensus workers 936,365 683,899 252,466 Work participation rate% 35.68% 36.22% 34.3% Main workersworked at least 6 months 696,274 478,649 217,625 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 240,091 205,250 34,841 Non-workerspeople 1,688,105 1,204,524 483,581
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 579,170 households and 2,624,470 residents. Urban residents made up 28.05% of the population. Rural residents made up 71.95%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.36% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.11% for males and 79.55% for females. Of 936,365 workers, 74.36% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 119,181 19,517 Agricultural labourers 132,637 115,661 Household industry workers 36,649 15,160 Other workers 407,807 89,753
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 801844 610,189 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 801843 52,999 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801841 17,521 people within this district · Town
Census code 801842 17,304 people within this district · Town
Census code 399027 8,057 people within this district · Census town
Census code 398818 6,284 people within this district · Town
Census code 399154 5,516 people within this district · Census town
Census code 399153 5,005 people within this district · Census town
Census code 399421 4,611 people within this district · Census town
Census code 399422 4,545 people within this district · Census town
Census code 399315 4,016 people within this district · Census town