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Dhenkanal 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 1,192,811 people
Households 279,364 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.76% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.51% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,192,811 1,075,305 117,506 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 279,364 253,446 25,918 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 139,096 127,334 11,762 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.66% 11.84% 10.01% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 947 950 918 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 877 877 883 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 829,910 735,523 94,387 Literacy rate% 78.76% 77.59% 89.26% Male literacy rate% 86.18% 85.37% 93.28% Female literacy rate% 71% 69.49% 84.89% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 234,079 215,178 18,901 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 162,056 156,671 5,385 Total workersCensus workers 435,533 398,386 37,147 Work participation rate% 36.51% 37.05% 31.61% Main workersworked at least 6 months 277,338 245,779 31,559 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 158,195 152,607 5,588 Non-workerspeople 757,278 676,919 80,359
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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 279,364 households and 1,192,811 residents. Urban residents made up 9.85% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.15%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.66% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.18% for males and 71% for females. Of 435,533 workers, 63.68% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 59,655 11,575 Agricultural labourers 66,856 96,780 Household industry workers 10,672 6,640 Other workers 140,155 43,200
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 801849 67,414 people within this district · Town
Census code 801848 22,200 people within this district · Town
Census code 801847 16,810 people within this district · Town
Census code 402315 6,426 people within this district · Census town
Census code 403392 4,656 people within this district · Census town