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district · Census 2011 · code 398

Koraput 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.
Population1,379,647people
Households337,677PCA households
Literacy rate49.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.26%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,379,6471,153,478226,169
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds337,677282,78354,894
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6225,126199,03726,089
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.32%17.26%11.54%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0321,046966
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6979984944
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+568,090404,425163,665
Literacy rate%49.21%42.37%81.8%
Male literacy rate%60.32%54.14%88.48%
Female literacy rate%38.55%31.26%74.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople196,540160,69735,843
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople697,583662,71934,864
Total workersCensus workers693,406610,61382,793
Work participation rate%50.26%52.94%36.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months396,460323,03373,427
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months296,946287,5809,366
Non-workerspeople686,241542,865143,376

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 1259, 1260, 1261; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 337,677 households and 1,379,647 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 16.39% of this area’s population, compared with 83.61% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.32% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 60.32% and female literacy was 38.55%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 693,406 Census workers, 57.18% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators160,76846,426
Agricultural labourers89,164201,462
Household industry workers7,7866,630
Other workers138,74242,428

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 801906

Jeypur

84,830 people within this district · Town

Census code 801907

Sunabeda.

50,394 people within this district · Town

Census code 801905

Koraput

47,468 people within this district · Town

Census code 801904

Kotpad

16,326 people within this district · Town

Census code 428283

Boriguma

9,785 people within this district · Census town

Census code 429994

Damanjodi

8,862 people within this district · Census town

Census code 429995

Kurumuli

8,504 people within this district · Census town