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Dindori 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 704,524 people
Households 169,630 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 55.35% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 704,524 672,206 32,318 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 169,630 162,220 7,410 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 111,820 107,702 4,118 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.87% 16.02% 12.74% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,002 1,004 956 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 970 969 998 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 378,714 354,842 23,872 Literacy rate% 63.9% 62.86% 84.65% Male literacy rate% 75.47% 74.65% 91.48% Female literacy rate% 52.41% 51.2% 77.47% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 39,782 37,813 1,969 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 455,789 448,420 7,369 Total workersCensus workers 389,925 377,973 11,952 Work participation rate% 55.35% 56.23% 36.98% Main workersworked at least 6 months 250,137 240,777 9,360 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 139,788 137,196 2,592 Non-workerspeople 314,599 294,233 20,366
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 169,630 households and 704,524 residents. Urban residents made up 4.59% of the population. Rural residents made up 95.41%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.87% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.47% for males and 52.41% for females. Of 389,925 workers, 64.15% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 122,721 27,363 Agricultural labourers 95,422 95,540 Household industry workers 3,898 4,060 Other workers 28,096 12,825
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 802371 21,323 people within this district · Town
Census code 802370 10,995 people within this district · Town