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Town · Census 2011 · code 801993

Dongargaon 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.
Population14,693people
Households3,412PCA households
Literacy rate86.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,6937,3817,312
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,781925856
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1526,0075,145
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.37%93.05%79.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,684781903
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,493741752
Total workersCensus workers5,6663,9041,762
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.56%52.89%24.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7363,4801,256
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months930424506
Non-workerspeople9,0273,4775,550

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15638; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,412 households and 14,693 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.05% for males and 79.69% for females.
  • Of 5,666 workers, 83.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators37343
Agricultural labourers740403
Household industry workers458117
Other workers3,165367

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
Dongargaon (NP)4080330714,693

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.