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Census town · Census 2011 · code 384612

Jalda population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Odisha, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population15,789people
Households3,482PCA households
Literacy rate75.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,7897,9337,856
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,829941888
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,5995,9244,675
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.92%84.73%67.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,614813801
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople8,3704,1494,221
Total workersCensus workers5,7494,2591,490
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.41%53.69%18.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3553,357998
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,394902492
Non-workerspeople10,0403,6746,366

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13757; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,482 households and 15,789 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.73% for males and 67.09% for females.
  • Of 5,749 workers, 75.75% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7511
Agricultural labourers3452
Household industry workers138141
Other workers4,1081,190

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Jalda (CT)3740282115,789

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.