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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 801883

Paralakhemundi population.
Households, literacy and work.

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

Odisha · Census 2011Gajapati 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.
Population46,272people
Households10,664PCA households
Literacy rate81.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.98%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople46,27223,18523,087
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,5972,3982,199
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+34,01018,23615,774
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.61%87.73%75.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,2413,5003,741
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,756954802
Total workersCensus workers16,64712,6284,019
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.98%54.47%17.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,09311,0583,035
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5541,570984
Non-workerspeople29,62510,55719,068

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14816; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,664 households and 46,272 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.73% for males and 75.52% for females.
  • Of 16,647 workers, 84.66% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19625
Agricultural labourers213175
Household industry workers659257
Other workers13,0252,097

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Paralakhemundi (M + OG)3890310546,272

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 44,469 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople44,46922,25222,217
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,4402,3142,126
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,48417,41915,065
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.15%87.37%74.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople7,1803,4643,716
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,584859725
Total workersCensus workers16,13012,1983,932
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.27%54.82%17.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,63110,6692,962
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4991,529970
Non-workerspeople28,33910,05418,285

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14817; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks