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district · Census 2011 · code 378

Bhadrak population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Odisha, 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.
Population1,506,337people
Households306,333PCA households
Literacy rate82.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.11%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,506,3371,320,499185,838
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds306,333270,79135,542
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6184,560161,57422,986
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.25%12.24%12.37%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males981985956
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6942942938
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,094,140964,713129,427
Literacy rate%82.78%83.24%79.48%
Male literacy rate%89.64%90.32%84.85%
Female literacy rate%75.83%76.1%73.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople334,896316,24618,650
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople30,42824,3476,081
Total workersCensus workers468,599411,15457,445
Work participation rate%31.11%31.14%30.91%
Main workersworked at least 6 months328,097282,41445,683
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months140,502128,74011,762
Non-workerspeople1,037,738909,345128,393

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 1199, 1200, 1201; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 306,333 households and 1,506,337 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 12.34% of this area’s population, compared with 87.66% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.25% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 89.64% and female literacy was 75.83%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 468,599 Census workers, 70.02% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators130,59725,359
Agricultural labourers75,32076,057
Household industry workers8,6485,803
Other workers113,53233,283

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 801835

Bhadrak

121,338 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801836

Basudebpur

33,690 people within this district · Town

Census code 801834

Dhamanagar

22,920 people within this district · Town

Census code 394886

Erei

7,890 people within this district · Census town