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Town · Census 2011 · code 801990

Dongargarh 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.
Population37,372people
Households8,623PCA households
Literacy rate87.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,37218,74018,632
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,0682,1201,948
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+29,17015,51713,653
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.59%93.36%81.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,4884,0814,407
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,8841,3941,490
Total workersCensus workers13,6809,9153,765
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.6%52.91%20.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,7369,3793,357
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months944536408
Non-workerspeople23,6928,82514,867

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15626; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,623 households and 37,372 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.89% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.36% for males and 81.83% for females.
  • Of 13,680 workers, 93.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17515
Agricultural labourers421130
Household industry workers1,740131
Other workers10,400668

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
Dongargarh (M)4080330437,372

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.