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Census town · Census 2011 · code 427270

Raighar 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.
Population5,936people
Households1,364PCA households
Literacy rate77.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.05%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9363,1082,828
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6761414347
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,0312,2991,732
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.89%85.34%69.81%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,811918893
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople776419357
Total workersCensus workers2,3181,604714
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.05%51.61%25.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6281,281347
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months690323367
Non-workerspeople3,6181,5042,114

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15122; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,364 households and 5,936 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.34% for males and 69.81% for females.
  • Of 2,318 workers, 70.23% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5712
Agricultural labourers219292
Household industry workers9250
Other workers1,260336

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
Raighar (CT) 397031875,936

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.