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Town · Census 2011 · code 801831

Nilagiri 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.
Population17,264people
Households3,912PCA households
Literacy rate77.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,2648,8258,439
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0921,0861,006
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7526,4405,312
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.46%83.21%71.47%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5001,2491,251
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,2902,1752,115
Total workersCensus workers6,4795,0181,461
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.53%56.86%17.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,7524,6031,149
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months727415312
Non-workerspeople10,7853,8076,978

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14040; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,912 households and 17,264 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.21% for males and 71.47% for females.
  • Of 6,479 workers, 88.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators82736
Agricultural labourers1,548364
Household industry workers26154
Other workers3,116273

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
Nilagiri (NAC)3770290317,264

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.