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district · Census 2011 · code 291

Dhalai population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Tripura, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population378,230people
Households84,509PCA households
Literacy rate85.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.2%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople378,230337,73140,499
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds84,50974,40410,105
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–656,01151,5714,440
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.81%15.27%10.96%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males944944950
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6968969961
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+276,217241,81834,399
Literacy rate%85.72%84.5%95.4%
Male literacy rate%91.31%90.56%97.28%
Female literacy rate%79.79%78.06%93.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople61,68850,53911,149
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople210,608205,6374,971
Total workersCensus workers155,831141,61414,217
Work participation rate%41.2%41.93%35.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months108,25995,39912,860
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months47,57246,2151,357
Non-workerspeople222,399196,11726,282

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 923, 924, 925; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 84,509 households and 378,230 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 10.71% of this area’s population, compared with 89.29% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.81% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 91.31% and female literacy was 79.79%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 155,831 Census workers, 69.47% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators36,7259,231
Agricultural labourers20,93421,267
Household industry workers1,1941,676
Other workers49,40615,398

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801532

Ambassa

16,285 people within this district · Town

Census code 801531

Kamalpur

10,872 people within this district · Town

Census code 272488

Manu

8,515 people within this district · Census town

Census code 272465

Kalachhari

4,827 people within this district · Census town