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district · Census 2011 · code 392

Subarnapur 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.
Population610,183people
Households151,136PCA households
Literacy rate74.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.98%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople610,183560,24249,941
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds151,136139,34611,790
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–674,82169,3505,471
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%12.26%12.38%10.95%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males960961945
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6952953934
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+398,421361,49836,923
Literacy rate%74.42%73.64%83.03%
Male literacy rate%84.4%83.82%90.71%
Female literacy rate%64.04%63.06%74.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople156,219143,38112,838
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople57,19255,2561,936
Total workersCensus workers286,661268,21718,444
Work participation rate%46.98%47.88%36.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months170,218155,16915,049
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months116,443113,0483,395
Non-workerspeople323,522292,02531,497

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 1241, 1242, 1243; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 151,136 households and 610,183 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 8.18% of this area’s population, compared with 91.82% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 12.26% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 84.4% and female literacy was 64.04%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 286,661 Census workers, 59.38% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators62,62611,379
Agricultural labourers53,93985,474
Household industry workers12,9285,828
Other workers40,72513,762

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

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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 801888

Sonapur

20,770 people within this district · Town

Census code 801887

Binika

15,765 people within this district · Town

Census code 801889

Tarbha

8,334 people within this district · Town

Census code 419524

Subalaya

5,072 people within this district · Census town