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Korba population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Chhattisgarh, 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 1,206,640 people
Households 280,073 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.37% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.19% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,206,640 760,350 446,290 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 280,073 180,218 99,855 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 172,016 115,442 56,574 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.26% 15.18% 12.68% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 969 993 928 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 966 981 937 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 748,759 422,750 326,009 Literacy rate% 72.37% 65.55% 83.65% Male literacy rate% 82.48% 77.32% 90.73% Female literacy rate% 61.93% 53.73% 76.02% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 124,679 67,843 56,836 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 493,559 434,129 59,430 Total workersCensus workers 521,186 374,649 146,537 Work participation rate% 43.19% 49.27% 32.83% Main workersworked at least 6 months 350,314 220,568 129,746 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 170,872 154,081 16,791 Non-workerspeople 685,454 385,701 299,753
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 280,073 households and 1,206,640 residents. Urban residents made up 36.99% of the population. Rural residents made up 63.01%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.26% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.48% for males and 61.93% for females. Of 521,186 workers, 67.21% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 89,644 23,427 Agricultural labourers 94,589 127,217 Household industry workers 5,496 2,403 Other workers 160,585 17,825
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 801949 365,253 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801947 27,158 people within this district · Town
Census code 801945 22,690 people within this district · Town
Census code 436411 11,544 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801946 8,239 people within this district · Town
Census code 435923 5,892 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801948 5,514 people within this district · Town