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Town · Census 2011 · code 801814

Debagarh 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.
Population22,390people
Households5,394PCA households
Literacy rate83.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,39011,56410,826
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5851,3401,245
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,5199,1137,406
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.41%89.13%77.3%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8661,9151,951
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,4442,8022,642
Total workersCensus workers8,0456,0841,961
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.93%52.61%18.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,5045,2651,239
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,541819722
Non-workerspeople14,3455,4808,865

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13684; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,394 households and 22,390 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.55% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.13% for males and 77.3% for females.
  • Of 8,045 workers, 80.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators353115
Agricultural labourers431439
Household industry workers14328
Other workers5,577959

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
Debagarh (M)3730280022,390

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.