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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 801843

Choudwar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Odisha, using 2011 geography.

Odisha · Census 2011Cuttack district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population52,999people
Households11,281PCA households
Literacy rate88.67%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.95%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople52,99927,69625,303
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,3112,7682,543
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,28423,28918,995
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.67%93.43%83.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,4143,8023,612
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,380740640
Total workersCensus workers16,93515,1751,760
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.95%54.79%6.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,38013,9551,425
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,5551,220335
Non-workerspeople36,06412,52123,543

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14227; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,281 households and 52,999 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.43% for males and 83.46% for females.
  • Of 16,935 workers, 90.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators43955
Agricultural labourers205132
Household industry workers387124
Other workers14,3491,244

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
Choudwar (M + OG)3810295452,999

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 42,784 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople42,78422,46220,322
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,1602,1841,976
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+34,77919,14215,637
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.05%94.4%85.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,2052,6882,517
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople948524424
Total workersCensus workers13,73412,1921,542
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.1%54.28%7.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,39911,1691,230
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,3351,023312
Non-workerspeople29,05010,27018,780

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14228; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks