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Town · Census 2011 · code 801953

Nawagarh 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.
Population8,118people
Households1,680PCA households
Literacy rate73.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.13%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,1184,0544,064
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,182600582
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1302,9672,163
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.96%85.9%62.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,767892875
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20299103
Total workersCensus workers3,9072,3051,602
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.13%56.86%39.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3781,682696
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,529623906
Non-workerspeople4,2111,7492,462

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15499; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,680 households and 8,118 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.9% for males and 62.12% for females.
  • Of 3,907 workers, 60.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,057239
Agricultural labourers6221,149
Household industry workers2915
Other workers670126

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
Nawagarh (NP)405032808,118

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.