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Dhar 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 2,185,793 people
Households 425,914 PCA households
Literacy rate 59% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.03% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,185,793 1,772,572 413,221 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 425,914 339,173 86,741 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 359,949 300,042 59,907 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.47% 16.93% 14.5% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 964 980 899 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 928 934 900 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,077,338 796,473 280,865 Literacy rate% 59% 54.09% 79.49% Male literacy rate% 68.95% 64.57% 86.33% Female literacy rate% 48.77% 43.5% 71.88% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 145,436 109,481 35,955 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1,222,814 1,142,263 80,551 Total workersCensus workers 1,027,974 878,275 149,699 Work participation rate% 47.03% 49.55% 36.23% Main workersworked at least 6 months 783,019 649,021 133,998 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 244,955 229,254 15,701 Non-workerspeople 1,157,819 894,297 263,522
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 425,914 households and 2,185,793 residents. Urban residents made up 18.9% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.1%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.47% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 68.95% for males and 48.77% for females. Of 1,027,974 workers, 76.17% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 338,679 46,843 Agricultural labourers 266,422 171,015 Household industry workers 11,158 4,672 Other workers 166,760 22,425
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 802261 126,200 people within this district · Town
Census code 802260 93,917 people within this district · Town
Census code 802266 32,093 people within this district · Town
Census code 802265 30,393 people within this district · Town
Census code 802263 28,331 people within this district · Town
Census code 802257 20,917 people within this district · Town
Census code 802258 20,668 people within this district · Town
Census code 802267 16,363 people within this district · Town
Census code 802262 10,657 people within this district · Town
Census code 475533 9,274 people within this district · Census town
Census code 475181 8,606 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802264 8,509 people within this district · Town
Census code 802259 7,293 people within this district · Town