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Gajapati 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 577,817 people
Households 128,523 PCA households
Literacy rate 53.49% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.87% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 577,817 507,151 70,666 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 128,523 112,365 16,158 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 86,984 79,684 7,300 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.05% 15.71% 10.33% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,043 1,048 1,006 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 967 973 908 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 262,537 213,160 49,377 Literacy rate% 53.49% 49.87% 77.92% Male literacy rate% 64.38% 61.24% 85.12% Female literacy rate% 43.18% 39.16% 70.85% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 39,175 29,535 9,640 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 313,714 308,867 4,847 Total workersCensus workers 293,933 267,265 26,668 Work participation rate% 50.87% 52.7% 37.74% Main workersworked at least 6 months 170,371 149,121 21,250 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 123,562 118,144 5,418 Non-workerspeople 283,884 239,886 43,998
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 128,523 households and 577,817 residents. Urban residents made up 12.23% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.77%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.05% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 64.38% for males and 43.18% for females. Of 293,933 workers, 57.96% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 52,867 12,195 Agricultural labourers 68,824 84,375 Household industry workers 2,649 2,721 Other workers 46,031 24,271
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 801883 46,272 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801882 9,684 people within this district · Town
Census code 413958 5,197 people within this district · Census town
Census code 414260 4,851 people within this district · Census town
Census code 414848 4,662 people within this district · Census town