Population15,76,869Kalahandi
Males7,87,101
Females7,89,768
Workers7,51,930
Literate8,02,036
Population Overview
Total population15,76,869
Males7,87,101
Females7,89,768
Sex ratio1,003per 1,000 males
Households4,01,251
Literacy
Literate8,02,036
Literate males4,84,177
Literate females3,17,859
Literacy %50.9%
Illiterate7,74,833
Illiterate males3,02,924
Illiterate females4,71,909
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,22,570
Boys 0–61,13,726
Girls 0–61,08,844
Child %14.1%
SC / ST
SC population2,86,580
SC males1,42,133
SC females1,44,447
SC %18.2%
ST population4,49,456
ST males2,21,171
ST females2,28,285
ST %28.5%
Workers — Total
Total workers7,51,930
Worker males4,47,290
Worker females3,04,640
Work participation %47.7%
Non-workers8,24,939
Non-worker males3,39,811
Non-worker females4,85,128
Workers — Main
Main workers3,76,757
Main males2,99,835
Main females76,922
Cultivators1,12,897
Cultivator males1,02,007
Cultivator females10,890
Agri labourers1,43,873
Agri labourer males1,00,376
Agri labourer females43,497
Household industry9,198
HH industry males7,080
HH industry females2,118
Other workers1,10,789
Other males90,372
Other females20,417
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers3,75,173
Marginal males1,47,455
Marginal females2,27,718
Marg. cultivators32,094
Marg. agri labourers2,92,860
Marg. HH industry9,255
Marg. other40,964
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males17,000
Marg. cultivator females15,094
Marg. agri lab. males1,04,218
Marg. agri lab. females1,88,642
Marg. HH industry males3,676
Marg. HH industry females5,579
Marg. other males22,561
Marg. other females18,403
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers3,09,753
3–6 mo males1,26,046
3–6 mo females1,83,707
3–6 mo cultivators26,559
3–6 mo cult. males14,955
3–6 mo cult. females11,604
3–6 mo agri lab.2,43,787
3–6 mo agri lab. males89,928
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,53,859
3–6 mo HH industry7,196
3–6 mo HH ind. males3,003
3–6 mo HH ind. females4,193
3–6 mo other32,211
3–6 mo other males18,160
3–6 mo other females14,051
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers65,420
0–3 mo males21,409
0–3 mo females44,011
0–3 mo cultivators5,535
0–3 mo cult. males2,045
0–3 mo cult. females3,490
0–3 mo agri lab.49,073
0–3 mo agri lab. males14,290
0–3 mo agri lab. females34,783
0–3 mo HH industry2,059
0–3 mo HH ind. males673
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,386
0–3 mo other8,753
0–3 mo other males4,401
0–3 mo other females4,352