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Census town · Census 2011 · code 404090

Ghantapada 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.
Population15,169people
Households3,564PCA households
Literacy rate83.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.83%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,1698,0797,090
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,651901750
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,3286,3914,937
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.8%89.04%77.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0441,076968
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,723900823
Total workersCensus workers5,1324,223909
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.83%52.27%12.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,4133,046367
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7191,177542
Non-workerspeople10,0373,8566,181

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14423; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,564 households and 15,169 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.04% for males and 77.87% for females.
  • Of 5,132 workers, 66.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7229
Agricultural labourers110124
Household industry workers14693
Other workers3,0851,473

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
Ghantapada (CT)3840300715,169

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.