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district · Census 2011 · code 407

Kabeerdham 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.
Population822,526people
Households178,446PCA households
Literacy rate60.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.14%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople822,526735,13187,395
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds178,446159,30019,146
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6141,904128,95712,947
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.25%17.54%14.81%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males996998981
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6983987945
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+414,167357,30156,866
Literacy rate%60.85%58.94%76.38%
Male literacy rate%72.98%71.61%84.14%
Female literacy rate%48.71%46.29%68.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople119,798104,47415,324
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople167,043159,9837,060
Total workersCensus workers404,156372,20031,956
Work participation rate%49.14%50.63%36.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months316,976288,72928,247
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months87,18083,4713,709
Non-workerspeople418,370362,93155,439

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1289, 1290, 1291; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 178,446 households and 822,526 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 10.63% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.37%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.25% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 72.98% for males and 48.71% for females.
  • Of 404,156 workers, 78.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators150,16417,498
Agricultural labourers120,66965,181
Household industry workers2,599447
Other workers43,5444,054

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 801981

Kawardha

46,657 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801985

Pandariya

16,165 people within this district · Town

Census code 801986

Pandatarai

7,008 people within this district · Town

Census code 801983

Bodla

5,689 people within this district · Town

Census code 801982

Pipariya

4,859 people within this district · Town