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Census town · Census 2011 · code 425462

Bishamakatak 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.
Population8,399people
Households1,958PCA households
Literacy rate85.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,3994,2804,119
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6855450405
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,4513,5222,929
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.51%91.96%78.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,572803769
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople441246195
Total workersCensus workers3,1132,168945
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.06%50.65%22.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5161,908608
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months597260337
Non-workerspeople5,2862,1123,174

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15076; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,958 households and 8,399 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.18% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.96% for males and 78.86% for females.
  • Of 3,113 workers, 80.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11213
Agricultural labourers22193
Household industry workers6921
Other workers2,313370

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
Bishamakatak (CT)396031758,399

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.