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Town · Census 2011 · code 801909

Balimela 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.
Population11,796people
Households2,758PCA households
Literacy rate71.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,7966,0235,773
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,691876815
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,2484,2123,036
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.73%81.83%61.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9391,9192,020
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,052531521
Total workersCensus workers4,2433,2291,014
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.97%53.61%17.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3272,768559
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months916461455
Non-workerspeople7,5532,7944,759

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15260; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,758 households and 11,796 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.83% for males and 61.23% for females.
  • Of 4,243 workers, 78.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11038
Agricultural labourers89202
Household industry workers8361
Other workers3,045615

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
Balimela (NAC)3990322611,796

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.