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Town · Census 2011 · code 801888

Sonapur 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.
Population20,770people
Households4,845PCA households
Literacy rate88.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,77010,70910,061
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0981,0951,003
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,5229,0377,485
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.49%94%82.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,4352,7622,673
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople542283259
Total workersCensus workers7,1205,5721,548
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.28%52.03%15.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,3925,1531,239
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months728419309
Non-workerspeople13,6505,1378,513

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14937; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,845 households and 20,770 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94% for males and 82.63% for females.
  • Of 7,120 workers, 89.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12235
Agricultural labourers12917
Household industry workers47097
Other workers5,671579

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
Sonapur (M)3920313920,770

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.