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Census town · Census 2011 · code 412057

Palurgada 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.
Population5,019people
Households1,052PCA households
Literacy rate74.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0192,4932,526
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6700356344
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,2101,8101,400
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.32%84.7%64.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4811,7701,711
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers1,5831,192391
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.54%47.81%15.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months71966158
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months864531333
Non-workerspeople3,4361,3012,135

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14721; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,052 households and 5,019 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.7% for males and 64.16% for females.
  • Of 1,583 workers, 45.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators754
Agricultural labourers1697
Household industry workers626
Other workers622737

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
Palurgada (CT) 388030845,019

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.