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Puri 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 1,698,730 people
Households 367,269 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.67% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.6% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,698,730 1,433,800 264,930 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 367,269 313,188 54,081 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 172,888 147,983 24,905 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.18% 10.32% 9.4% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 963 969 931 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 932 933 926 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,291,939 1,082,202 209,737 Literacy rate% 84.67% 84.16% 87.38% Male literacy rate% 90.85% 90.82% 90.96% Female literacy rate% 78.28% 77.32% 83.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 325,133 296,881 28,252 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 6,129 4,379 1,750 Total workersCensus workers 621,676 527,927 93,749 Work participation rate% 36.6% 36.82% 35.39% Main workersworked at least 6 months 450,536 366,582 83,954 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 171,140 161,345 9,795 Non-workerspeople 1,077,054 905,873 171,181
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 367,269 households and 1,698,730 residents. Urban residents made up 15.6% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.4%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.18% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.85% for males and 78.28% for females. Of 621,676 workers, 72.47% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 147,402 25,359 Agricultural labourers 79,505 84,437 Household industry workers 15,648 9,467 Other workers 207,981 51,877
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 801863 200,564 people within this district · Town
Census code 801861 19,289 people within this district · Town
Census code 801860 17,623 people within this district · Town
Census code 801862 16,779 people within this district · Town
Census code 408665 5,967 people within this district · Census town
Census code 409802 4,708 people within this district · Census town