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district · Census 2011 · code 407

Kabeerdham population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Chhattisgarh, 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.
Population822,526people
Households178,446PCA households
Literacy rate60.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.14%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople822,526735,13187,395
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds178,446159,30019,146
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6141,904128,95712,947
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.25%17.54%14.81%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males996998981
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6983987945
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+414,167357,30156,866
Literacy rate%60.85%58.94%76.38%
Male literacy rate%72.98%71.61%84.14%
Female literacy rate%48.71%46.29%68.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople119,798104,47415,324
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople167,043159,9837,060
Total workersCensus workers404,156372,20031,956
Work participation rate%49.14%50.63%36.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months316,976288,72928,247
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months87,18083,4713,709
Non-workerspeople418,370362,93155,439

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 1289, 1290, 1291; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 178,446 households and 822,526 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 10.63% of this area’s population, compared with 89.37% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 17.25% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 72.98% and female literacy was 48.71%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 404,156 Census workers, 78.43% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators150,16417,498
Agricultural labourers120,66965,181
Household industry workers2,599447
Other workers43,5444,054

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 801981

Kawardha

46,657 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801985

Pandariya

16,165 people within this district · Town

Census code 801986

Pandatarai

7,008 people within this district · Town

Census code 801983

Bodla

5,689 people within this district · Town

Census code 801982

Pipariya

4,859 people within this district · Town