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Khordha 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 2,251,673 people
Households 494,212 PCA households
Literacy rate 86.88% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.18% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,251,673 1,167,357 1,084,316 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 494,212 247,304 246,908 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 237,394 130,977 106,417 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.54% 11.22% 9.81% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 929 959 898 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 916 924 906 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,749,936 859,680 890,256 Literacy rate% 86.88% 82.95% 91.04% Male literacy rate% 91.78% 89.38% 94.24% Female literacy rate% 81.61% 76.28% 87.46% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 297,472 189,428 108,044 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 115,051 67,798 47,253 Total workersCensus workers 792,193 399,642 392,551 Work participation rate% 35.18% 34.23% 36.2% Main workersworked at least 6 months 632,625 291,625 341,000 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 159,568 108,017 51,551 Non-workerspeople 1,459,480 767,715 691,765
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 494,212 households and 2,251,673 residents. Urban residents made up 48.16% of the population. Rural residents made up 51.84%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.54% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.78% for males and 81.61% for females. Of 792,193 workers, 79.86% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 79,793 12,869 Agricultural labourers 64,072 52,202 Household industry workers 29,066 10,405 Other workers 459,694 84,092
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 801859 885,363 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801856 63,697 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801855 46,205 people within this district · Town
Census code 801857 17,645 people within this district · Town
Census code 801858 17,278 people within this district · Town
Census code 407607 12,830 people within this district · Census town
Census code 407708 7,110 people within this district · Census town
Census code 408170 6,898 people within this district · Census town
Census code 407709 6,438 people within this district · Census town
Census code 408299 6,271 people within this district · Census town
Census code 407707 5,598 people within this district · Census town
Census code 407456 4,512 people within this district · Census town
Census code 408169 4,471 people within this district · Census town