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Census town · Census 2011 · code 412551

Sheragada 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.
Population6,653people
Households1,362PCA households
Literacy rate79.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,6533,4263,227
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6789440349
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6812,6042,077
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.83%87.21%72.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,524735789
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople16115
Total workersCensus workers2,6391,869770
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.67%54.55%23.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8071,503304
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months832366466
Non-workerspeople4,0141,5572,457

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14754; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,362 households and 6,653 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.86% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.21% for males and 72.17% for females.
  • Of 2,639 workers, 68.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15347
Agricultural labourers90352
Household industry workers12544
Other workers1,439389

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
Sheragada (CT) 388030926,653

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.