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Balangir 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 1,648,997 people
Households 414,749 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.72% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.7% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,648,997 1,451,616 197,381 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 414,749 369,273 45,476 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 216,320 194,634 21,686 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.12% 13.41% 10.99% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 987 992 948 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 955 961 905 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 927,260 780,657 146,603 Literacy rate% 64.72% 62.11% 83.44% Male literacy rate% 75.85% 73.85% 89.82% Female literacy rate% 53.5% 50.32% 76.75% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 294,777 263,126 31,651 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 347,164 334,672 12,492 Total workersCensus workers 720,601 653,289 67,312 Work participation rate% 43.7% 45% 34.1% Main workersworked at least 6 months 402,227 346,025 56,202 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 318,374 307,264 11,110 Non-workerspeople 928,396 798,327 130,069
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 414,749 households and 1,648,997 residents. Urban residents made up 11.97% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.03%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.85% for males and 53.5% for females. Of 720,601 workers, 55.82% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 133,145 33,420 Agricultural labourers 107,920 218,496 Household industry workers 16,721 11,929 Other workers 144,441 54,529
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 801890 98,238 people within this district · Town
Census code 801893 34,067 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801892 21,819 people within this district · Town
Census code 801891 21,024 people within this district · Town
Census code 419976 6,220 people within this district · Census town
Census code 421343 5,759 people within this district · Census town
Census code 421195 5,431 people within this district · Census town
Census code 420513 4,823 people within this district · Census town