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Town · Census 2011 · code 801811

Burla 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.
Population46,698people
Households10,419PCA households
Literacy rate85.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.29%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople46,69823,66923,029
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,8372,5032,334
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,86719,32216,545
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.68%91.29%79.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople12,9606,4646,496
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,7192,3832,336
Total workersCensus workers16,01112,6103,401
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.29%53.28%14.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,47611,6892,787
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,535921614
Non-workerspeople30,68711,05919,628

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13641; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,419 households and 46,698 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.36% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.29% for males and 79.95% for females.
  • Of 16,011 workers, 90.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32147
Agricultural labourers46754
Household industry workers385138
Other workers13,3031,296

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
Burla (NAC)3720278846,698

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.