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Town · Census 2011 · code 802029

Arang 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.
Population19,091people
Households3,696PCA households
Literacy rate80.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.96%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,0919,6519,440
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4851,2711,214
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,3497,5785,771
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.39%90.43%70.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,612798814
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople453233220
Total workersCensus workers7,6295,1872,442
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.96%53.75%25.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,4034,5981,805
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,226589637
Non-workerspeople11,4624,4646,998

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15759; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,696 households and 19,091 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.43% for males and 70.16% for females.
  • Of 7,629 workers, 83.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators77820
Agricultural labourers2,085961
Household industry workers19613
Other workers3,344232

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
Arang (NP)4100333019,091

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.