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Kandhamal 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 733,110 people
Households 172,022 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.13% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.47% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 733,110 660,831 72,279 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 172,022 155,256 16,766 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 109,709 101,816 7,893 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.96% 15.41% 10.92% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,037 1,043 984 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 962 967 899 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 399,786 343,893 55,893 Literacy rate% 64.13% 61.52% 86.81% Male literacy rate% 76.93% 74.99% 93.3% Female literacy rate% 51.94% 48.77% 80.29% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 115,544 100,569 14,975 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 392,820 380,602 12,218 Total workersCensus workers 355,349 329,677 25,672 Work participation rate% 48.47% 49.89% 35.52% Main workersworked at least 6 months 167,112 145,835 21,277 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 188,237 183,842 4,395 Non-workerspeople 377,761 331,154 46,607
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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 172,022 households and 733,110 residents. Urban residents made up 9.86% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.14%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.96% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.93% for males and 51.94% for females. Of 355,349 workers, 47.03% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 60,098 19,123 Agricultural labourers 42,795 120,137 Household industry workers 4,094 7,852 Other workers 60,125 41,125
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 801884 37,371 people within this district · Town
Census code 416820 16,611 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801885 11,302 people within this district · Town
Census code 417521 6,995 people within this district · Census town