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Town · Census 2011 · code 801942

Sarangarh population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, 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.
Population14,954people
Households3,311PCA households
Literacy rate85.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,9547,4207,534
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,610835775
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,3606,1395,221
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.13%93.23%77.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,9659481,017
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople963472491
Total workersCensus workers5,0953,9871,108
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.07%53.73%14.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5163,634882
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months579353226
Non-workerspeople9,8593,4336,426

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15448; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,311 households and 14,954 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.23% for males and 77.25% for females.
  • Of 5,095 workers, 88.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2177
Agricultural labourers146148
Household industry workers44242
Other workers3,711382

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
Sarangarh (NP)4030327014,954

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.