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Town · Census 2011 · code 801892

Kantabanji 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.
Population21,819people
Households4,887PCA households
Literacy rate78.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,81911,25810,561
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6011,3741,227
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,0928,5286,564
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.53%86.28%70.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9692,0041,965
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople707365342
Total workersCensus workers7,2305,9941,236
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.14%53.24%11.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,7045,6311,073
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months526363163
Non-workerspeople14,5895,2649,325

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 14977; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,887 households and 21,819 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.28% for males and 70.32% for females.
  • Of 7,230 workers, 92.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9426
Agricultural labourers3014
Household industry workers25247
Other workers6,328439

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
Kantabanji (NAC)3930314921,819

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.