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Town · Census 2011 · code 801956

Saragaon 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.
Population7,216people
Households1,508PCA households
Literacy rate78.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,2163,5973,619
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6949491458
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,9492,7352,214
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.97%88.06%70.04%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,792880912
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople957484473
Total workersCensus workers3,9912,2091,782
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population55.31%61.41%49.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8311,373458
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1608361,324
Non-workerspeople3,2251,3881,837

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15505; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,508 households and 7,216 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.15% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.06% for males and 70.04% for females.
  • Of 3,991 workers, 45.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators430557
Agricultural labourers6171,111
Household industry workers3552
Other workers749440

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
Saragaon (NP)405032817,216

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.