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Town · Census 2011 · code 801865

Bhanjanagar 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.
Population20,482people
Households4,546PCA households
Literacy rate89.25%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,48210,30810,174
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9601,034926
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,5318,7067,825
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.25%93.88%84.61%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7861,8111,975
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople261121140
Total workersCensus workers7,2505,5331,717
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.4%53.68%16.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,9664,8011,165
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,284732552
Non-workerspeople13,2324,7758,457

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14679; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,546 households and 20,482 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.88% for males and 84.61% for females.
  • Of 7,250 workers, 82.29% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11912
Agricultural labourers15087
Household industry workers16774
Other workers5,5301,111

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
Bhanjanagar (NAC)3880307420,482

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.