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Chhindwara 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 2,090,922 people
Households 443,361 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.16% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 45.82% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,090,922 1,585,739 505,183 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 443,361 333,149 110,212 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 272,289 217,696 54,593 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.02% 13.73% 10.81% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 964 967 956 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 956 957 950 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,294,198 907,838 386,360 Literacy rate% 71.16% 66.36% 85.75% Male literacy rate% 79.04% 75.17% 90.7% Female literacy rate% 63.01% 57.26% 80.57% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 232,244 158,112 74,132 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 769,778 713,572 56,206 Total workersCensus workers 957,984 783,608 174,376 Work participation rate% 45.82% 49.42% 34.52% Main workersworked at least 6 months 673,845 524,973 148,872 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 284,139 258,635 25,504 Non-workerspeople 1,132,938 802,131 330,807
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 443,361 households and 2,090,922 residents. Urban residents made up 24.16% of the population. Rural residents made up 75.84%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.04% for males and 63.01% for females. Of 957,984 workers, 70.34% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 237,158 45,953 Agricultural labourers 233,522 189,146 Household industry workers 9,980 4,605 Other workers 193,185 44,435
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 802386 175,052 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802391 45,479 people within this district · Town
Census code 802383 42,786 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802387 27,459 people within this district · Town
Census code 802381 24,663 people within this district · Town
Census code 802380 22,583 people within this district · Town
Census code 802384 16,497 people within this district · Town
Census code 495003 14,989 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802377 14,141 people within this district · Town
Census code 802379 12,956 people within this district · Town
Census code 802378 11,000 people within this district · Town
Census code 802389 9,950 people within this district · Town
Census code 802388 9,909 people within this district · Town
Census code 802385 9,895 people within this district · Town
Census code 802382 9,840 people within this district · Town
Census code 802390 8,595 people within this district · Town
Census code 494775 7,975 people within this district · Census town
Census code 495334 7,497 people within this district · Census town
Census code 494774 7,430 people within this district · Census town
Census code 494681 7,061 people within this district · Census town
Census code 494776 6,282 people within this district · Census town
Census code 494773 5,953 people within this district · Census town
Census code 494680 4,078 people within this district · Census town
Census code 494772 3,113 people within this district · Census town