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Town · Census 2011 · code 801808

Jharsuguda 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.
Population97,730people
Households21,916PCA households
Literacy rate84.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople97,73050,93246,798
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,0746,2545,820
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+72,73240,47132,261
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.91%90.58%78.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople13,8707,0296,841
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople16,9488,4018,547
Total workersCensus workers34,62328,3296,294
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.43%55.62%13.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months29,71225,3994,313
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,9112,9301,981
Non-workerspeople63,10722,60340,504

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13598; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 21,916 households and 97,730 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.58% for males and 78.73% for females.
  • Of 34,623 workers, 85.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators664186
Agricultural labourers414687
Household industry workers1,044414
Other workers27,5903,624

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
Jharsuguda (M)3710277697,730

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.