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Town · Census 2011 · code 801787

Latehar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, 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.
Population26,981people
Households5,315PCA households
Literacy rate77.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,98114,15212,829
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,0172,1201,897
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,87810,1247,754
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.85%84.14%70.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1682,6262,542
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,8251,3891,436
Total workersCensus workers8,2136,5821,631
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.44%46.51%12.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4964,708788
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7171,874843
Non-workerspeople18,7687,57011,198

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13046; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,315 households and 26,981 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.89% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.14% for males and 70.93% for females.
  • Of 8,213 workers, 66.92% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators207175
Agricultural labourers189623
Household industry workers200147
Other workers4,9001,772

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
Latehar (NP)3590263926,981

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.