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district · Census 2011 · code 448

Harda 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.
Population570,465people
Households113,379PCA households
Literacy rate72.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.49%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople570,465451,101119,364
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds113,37989,74323,636
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–684,19169,50414,687
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.76%15.41%12.3%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males935933940
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6928930919
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+352,550261,22991,321
Literacy rate%72.5%68.46%87.24%
Male literacy rate%81.14%78.07%92.38%
Female literacy rate%63.27%58.16%81.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople92,86573,51919,346
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople159,678153,5836,095
Total workersCensus workers230,979193,85737,122
Work participation rate%40.49%42.97%31.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months163,781131,62732,154
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months67,19862,2304,968
Non-workerspeople339,486257,24482,242

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1415, 1416, 1417; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 113,379 households and 570,465 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 20.92% of the population. Rural residents made up 79.08%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.14% for males and 63.27% for females.
  • Of 230,979 workers, 70.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators58,2689,751
Agricultural labourers56,15745,099
Household industry workers4,3602,099
Other workers44,99610,249

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 802342

Harda

74,268 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802341

Khirkiya

22,737 people within this district · Town

Census code 802343

Timarni

22,359 people within this district · Town