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Sheopur population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Madhya Pradesh, using 2011 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.
Population 687,861 people
Households 146,043 PCA households
Literacy rate 57.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.34% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 687,861 580,509 107,352 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 146,043 125,522 20,521 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 116,639 101,213 15,426 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.96% 17.44% 14.37% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 901 901 903 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 897 897 898 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 328,025 261,053 66,972 Literacy rate% 57.43% 54.47% 72.85% Male literacy rate% 69.33% 66.82% 82.43% Female literacy rate% 44.23% 40.77% 62.26% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 108,391 91,800 16,591 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 161,448 157,227 4,221 Total workersCensus workers 277,455 243,870 33,585 Work participation rate% 40.34% 42.01% 31.28% Main workersworked at least 6 months 196,189 168,556 27,633 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 81,266 75,314 5,952 Non-workerspeople 410,406 336,639 73,767
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 146,043 households and 687,861 residents. Urban residents made up 15.61% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.39%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.96% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 69.33% for males and 44.23% for females. Of 277,455 workers, 70.71% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 93,775 12,970 Agricultural labourers 57,548 57,713 Household industry workers 2,882 1,284 Other workers 41,984 9,299
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 802079 71,951 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802080 18,437 people within this district · Town
Census code 802078 16,964 people within this district · Town