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Town · Census 2011 · code 801908

Malkangiri 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.
Population31,007people
Households7,150PCA households
Literacy rate76.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople31,00716,35814,649
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,1902,1562,034
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,50612,0288,478
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.47%84.69%67.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,7474,4864,261
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople6,0133,1262,887
Total workersCensus workers12,5159,2443,271
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.36%56.51%22.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,3738,2692,104
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1429751,167
Non-workerspeople18,4927,11411,378

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15240; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,150 households and 31,007 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.69% for males and 67.21% for females.
  • Of 12,515 workers, 82.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators58164
Agricultural labourers677366
Household industry workers234314
Other workers8,8811,398

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
Malkangiri (NAC)3990322031,007

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.