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Town · Census 2011 · code 801945

Katghora 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.
Population22,690people
Households4,825PCA households
Literacy rate81.67%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,69011,48911,201
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9011,4511,450
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,1618,9757,186
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.67%89.41%73.7%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2041,1231,081
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,5601,7501,810
Total workersCensus workers8,4766,1432,333
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.36%53.47%20.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3855,6471,738
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,091496595
Non-workerspeople14,2145,3468,868

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15461; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,825 households and 22,690 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.41% for males and 73.7% for females.
  • Of 8,476 workers, 87.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,196292
Agricultural labourers492307
Household industry workers16137
Other workers5,536455

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
Katghora (NP)4040327222,690

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.