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Shajapur 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 1,512,681 people
Households 300,025 PCA households
Literacy rate 69.09% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.46% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,512,681 1,219,133 293,548 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 300,025 244,243 55,782 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 217,759 178,681 39,078 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.4% 14.66% 13.31% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 938 937 941 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 920 920 920 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 894,612 690,374 204,238 Literacy rate% 69.09% 66.35% 80.26% Male literacy rate% 81.47% 79.7% 88.72% Female literacy rate% 55.93% 52.16% 71.29% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 353,914 312,523 41,391 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 37,836 34,226 3,610 Total workersCensus workers 717,871 614,874 102,997 Work participation rate% 47.46% 50.44% 35.09% Main workersworked at least 6 months 508,833 422,800 86,033 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 209,038 192,074 16,964 Non-workerspeople 794,810 604,259 190,551
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 300,025 households and 1,512,681 residents. Urban residents made up 19.41% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.59%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.4% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.47% for males and 55.93% for females. Of 717,871 workers, 70.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 233,307 54,617 Agricultural labourers 166,691 136,466 Household industry workers 6,076 2,733 Other workers 102,759 15,222
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 802239 69,263 people within this district · Town
Census code 802241 51,225 people within this district · Town
Census code 802237 37,917 people within this district · Town
Census code 802240 20,088 people within this district · Town
Census code 802234 16,690 people within this district · Town
Census code 802233 16,432 people within this district · Town
Census code 802232 14,781 people within this district · Town
Census code 802236 13,834 people within this district · Town
Census code 802243 12,268 people within this district · Town
Census code 473253 11,723 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802242 11,652 people within this district · Town
Census code 802238 10,458 people within this district · Town
Census code 802235 7,217 people within this district · Town