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Census town · Census 2011 · code 404118

Nalco 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.
Population19,644people
Households5,104PCA households
Literacy rate88.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,64410,1249,520
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0391,095944
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,5818,4907,091
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.5%94.03%82.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1251,1241,001
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople8,0164,0373,979
Total workersCensus workers7,2485,4811,767
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.9%54.14%18.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,0175,3711,646
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months231110121
Non-workerspeople12,3964,6437,753

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14433; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,104 households and 19,644 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.03% for males and 82.68% for females.
  • Of 7,248 workers, 96.81% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators68
Agricultural labourers486
Household industry workers50441
Other workers6,459176

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
Nalco (CT)3840300919,644

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.