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Town · Census 2011 · code 801998

Saja 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.
Population5,257people
Households1,106PCA households
Literacy rate82.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,2572,5662,691
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6667345322
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,7741,9931,781
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.22%89.73%75.18%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople405203202
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople458202256
Total workersCensus workers2,0011,380621
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.06%53.78%23.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7481,232516
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months253148105
Non-workerspeople3,2561,1862,070

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15664; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,106 households and 5,257 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.73% for males and 75.18% for females.
  • Of 2,001 workers, 87.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19315
Agricultural labourers633182
Household industry workers8210
Other workers84046

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
Saja (NP)409033135,257

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.