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Bhopal 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 2,371,061 people
Households 501,805 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.37% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.59% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,371,061 454,010 1,917,051 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 501,805 93,058 408,747 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 304,713 73,163 231,550 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.85% 16.11% 12.08% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 918 907 921 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 920 926 918 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,660,690 254,810 1,405,880 Literacy rate% 80.37% 66.91% 83.41% Male literacy rate% 85.42% 76.56% 87.44% Female literacy rate% 74.87% 56.23% 79.04% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 357,516 95,945 261,571 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 69,429 19,124 50,305 Total workersCensus workers 867,457 194,599 672,858 Work participation rate% 36.59% 42.86% 35.1% Main workersworked at least 6 months 706,036 130,127 575,909 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 161,421 64,472 96,949 Non-workerspeople 1,503,604 259,411 1,244,193
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 501,805 households and 2,371,061 residents. Urban residents made up 80.85% of the population. Rural residents made up 19.15%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.85% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.42% for males and 74.87% for females. Of 867,457 workers, 81.39% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 59,379 13,967 Agricultural labourers 54,950 50,245 Household industry workers 18,622 6,110 Other workers 573,085 91,099
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 802312 1,798,218 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802313 87,882 people within this district · Town
Census code 802311 30,951 people within this district · Town