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Town · Census 2011 · code 802067

Dantewada 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.
Population13,633people
Households3,157PCA households
Literacy rate82.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,6337,3136,320
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,609814795
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,9355,6384,297
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.63%86.75%77.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,014517497
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,0592,7812,278
Total workersCensus workers4,6113,5591,052
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.82%48.67%16.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1583,276882
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months453283170
Non-workerspeople9,0223,7545,268

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15938; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,157 households and 13,633 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.75% for males and 77.77% for females.
  • Of 4,611 workers, 90.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7099
Agricultural labourers136129
Household industry workers9820
Other workers3,854205

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
Dantewada (NP)4160336913,633

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.