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Town · Census 2011 · code 801995

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.
Population10,541people
Households2,197PCA households
Literacy rate73.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,5415,3005,241
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,615808807
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5173,6872,830
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.01%82.08%63.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8461,4101,436
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople369172197
Total workersCensus workers3,9102,5801,330
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.09%48.68%25.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1352,268867
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months775312463
Non-workerspeople6,6312,7203,911

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15655; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,197 households and 10,541 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.08% for males and 63.82% for females.
  • Of 3,910 workers, 80.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators68347
Agricultural labourers980625
Household industry workers509
Other workers1,42294

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)4090331110,541

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.