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Indore 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 3,276,697 people
Households 649,540 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.87% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.7% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,276,697 848,988 2,427,709 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 649,540 159,400 490,140 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 421,380 124,904 296,476 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.86% 14.71% 12.21% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 928 944 922 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 901 912 897 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,309,130 499,137 1,809,993 Literacy rate% 80.87% 68.93% 84.93% Male literacy rate% 87.25% 80.74% 89.44% Female literacy rate% 74.02% 56.5% 80.05% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 545,239 164,465 380,774 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 217,679 134,702 82,977 Total workersCensus workers 1,268,195 386,782 881,413 Work participation rate% 38.7% 45.56% 36.31% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,137,251 320,072 817,179 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 130,944 66,710 64,234 Non-workerspeople 2,008,502 462,206 1,546,296
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 649,540 households and 3,276,697 residents. Urban residents made up 74.09% of the population. Rural residents made up 25.91%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.86% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.25% for males and 74.02% for females. Of 1,268,195 workers, 89.67% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 136,449 14,458 Agricultural labourers 133,745 51,783 Household industry workers 38,832 4,752 Other workers 828,225 59,951
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 802273 1,994,397 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802275 81,702 people within this district · Town
Census code 476365 64,213 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802274 36,055 people within this district · Town
Census code 802276 30,012 people within this district · Town
Census code 476371 18,697 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476366 18,534 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802269 17,474 people within this district · Town
Census code 802272 16,150 people within this district · Town
Census code 802270 15,999 people within this district · Town
Census code 476111 15,761 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802268 14,584 people within this district · Town
Census code 476369 10,684 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802271 10,425 people within this district · Town
Census code 476238 10,393 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476373 10,225 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476367 10,165 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476372 9,488 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476368 9,357 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476374 8,774 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802277 7,621 people within this district · Town
Census code 476554 6,540 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476553 5,409 people within this district · Census town
Census code 476370 5,050 people within this district · Census town