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Rayagada 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 967,911 people
Households 226,144 PCA households
Literacy rate 49.76% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 48.26% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 967,911 820,945 146,966 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 226,144 191,568 34,576 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 148,522 132,230 16,292 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.34% 16.11% 11.09% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,051 1,064 981 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 965 966 950 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 407,735 305,758 101,977 Literacy rate% 49.76% 44.4% 78.04% Male literacy rate% 61.04% 56.16% 85.56% Female literacy rate% 39.19% 33.54% 70.4% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 139,514 116,657 22,857 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 541,905 522,208 19,697 Total workersCensus workers 467,122 413,699 53,423 Work participation rate% 48.26% 50.39% 36.35% Main workersworked at least 6 months 227,815 183,867 43,948 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 239,307 229,832 9,475 Non-workerspeople 500,789 407,246 93,543
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 226,144 households and 967,911 residents. Urban residents made up 15.18% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.82%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.34% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 61.04% for males and 39.19% for females. Of 467,122 workers, 48.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 75,669 23,596 Agricultural labourers 67,059 181,116 Household industry workers 4,787 5,172 Other workers 80,300 29,423
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 801899 71,208 people within this district · Town
Census code 801900 28,870 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 426511 18,552 people within this district · Census town
Census code 425462 8,399 people within this district · Census town
Census code 425011 8,346 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801901 6,931 people within this district · Town
Census code 425727 4,660 people within this district · Census town