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Town · Census 2011 · code 801804

Barapali 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.
Population20,850people
Households4,776PCA households
Literacy rate83.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,85010,57010,280
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2031,0741,129
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,6068,6246,982
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.69%90.82%76.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,0772,5542,523
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople963471492
Total workersCensus workers8,5726,2072,365
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.11%58.72%23.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,9395,5291,410
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,633678955
Non-workerspeople12,2784,3637,915

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13547; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,776 households and 20,850 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.82% for males and 76.3% for females.
  • Of 8,572 workers, 80.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators28364
Agricultural labourers270292
Household industry workers1,119390
Other workers5,267887

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
Barapali (NAC)3700276320,850

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.