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Dhamtari 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 799,781 people
Households 170,951 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.36% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.38% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 799,781 650,586 149,195 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 170,951 138,455 32,496 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 101,909 84,459 17,450 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.74% 12.98% 11.7% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,010 1,012 1,003 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 973 974 968 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 546,833 435,825 111,008 Literacy rate% 78.36% 76.98% 84.26% Male literacy rate% 87.78% 86.96% 91.26% Female literacy rate% 69.08% 67.17% 77.32% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 58,581 45,455 13,126 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 207,633 190,463 17,170 Total workersCensus workers 402,895 342,553 60,342 Work participation rate% 50.38% 52.65% 40.45% Main workersworked at least 6 months 335,368 282,958 52,410 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 67,527 59,595 7,932 Non-workerspeople 396,886 308,033 88,853
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 170,951 households and 799,781 residents. Urban residents made up 18.65% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.35%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.74% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.78% for males and 69.08% for females. Of 402,895 workers, 83.24% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 121,639 13,796 Agricultural labourers 135,855 46,747 Household industry workers 6,405 905 Other workers 71,469 6,079
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 802052 101,677 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802049 13,783 people within this district · Town
Census code 802053 13,308 people within this district · Town
Census code 802048 7,547 people within this district · Town
Census code 802051 6,600 people within this district · Town
Census code 802050 6,280 people within this district · Town