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Vidisha 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 1,458,875 people
Households 299,676 PCA households
Literacy rate 70.53% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.73% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,458,875 1,119,257 339,618 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 299,676 232,163 67,513 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 235,391 188,854 46,537 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.14% 16.87% 13.7% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 896 891 912 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 926 928 920 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 862,918 624,193 238,725 Literacy rate% 70.53% 67.09% 81.45% Male literacy rate% 79.14% 76.76% 86.82% Female literacy rate% 60.85% 56.14% 75.56% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 292,144 237,791 54,353 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 67,603 63,134 4,469 Total workersCensus workers 550,402 442,171 108,231 Work participation rate% 37.73% 39.51% 31.87% Main workersworked at least 6 months 397,283 301,292 95,991 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 153,119 140,879 12,240 Non-workerspeople 908,473 677,086 231,387
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 299,676 households and 1,458,875 residents. Urban residents made up 23.28% of the population. Rural residents made up 76.72%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.14% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.14% for males and 60.85% for females. Of 550,402 workers, 72.18% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 148,108 20,507 Agricultural labourers 119,295 109,013 Household industry workers 8,398 4,010 Other workers 121,482 19,589
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 802310 155,951 people within this district · Town
Census code 802308 78,289 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802306 52,460 people within this district · Town
Census code 802305 18,844 people within this district · Town
Census code 802307 15,487 people within this district · Town
Census code 802309 11,329 people within this district · Town
Census code 481320 7,258 people within this district · Census town