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Purusottampur 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.
Population 15,366 people
Households 3,224 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.22% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.99% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 15,366 7,894 7,472 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,645 879 766 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 10,733 6,087 4,646 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 78.22% 86.77% 69.28% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,214 2,157 2,057 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 16 6 10 Total workersCensus workers 5,991 4,423 1,568 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.99% 56.03% 20.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,451 3,565 886 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,540 858 682 Non-workerspeople 9,375 3,471 5,904
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 3,224 households and 15,366 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.71% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.77% for males and 69.28% for females. Of 5,991 workers, 74.29% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 441 33 Agricultural labourers 901 625 Household industry workers 163 108 Other workers 2,946 774
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Purusottampur (NAC) 388 03089 15,366
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.