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Balaghat 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 1,701,698 people
Households 391,836 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.09% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 52.48% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,701,698 1,456,882 244,816 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 391,836 337,369 54,467 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 212,931 186,683 26,248 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.51% 12.81% 10.72% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,021 1,024 1,000 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 967 972 932 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,147,623 960,218 187,405 Literacy rate% 77.09% 75.6% 85.74% Male literacy rate% 85.36% 84.32% 91.34% Female literacy rate% 69.04% 67.14% 80.19% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 125,426 99,608 25,818 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 383,026 346,461 36,565 Total workersCensus workers 893,014 802,288 90,726 Work participation rate% 52.48% 55.07% 37.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 530,506 458,063 72,443 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 362,508 344,225 18,283 Non-workerspeople 808,684 654,594 154,090
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 391,836 households and 1,701,698 residents. Urban residents made up 14.39% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.61%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.51% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.36% for males and 69.04% for females. Of 893,014 workers, 59.41% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 193,135 64,650 Agricultural labourers 199,662 260,134 Household industry workers 12,561 6,684 Other workers 125,148 31,040
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 802397 84,261 people within this district · Town
Census code 802399 34,176 people within this district · Town
Census code 802396 27,494 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802398 16,650 people within this district · Town
Census code 802395 16,146 people within this district · Town
Census code 802400 13,558 people within this district · Town
Census code 497815 10,357 people within this district · Census town
Census code 497816 8,970 people within this district · Census town
Census code 497374 8,451 people within this district · Census town
Census code 498469 6,768 people within this district · Census town
Census code 497814 6,315 people within this district · Census town
Census code 497965 6,137 people within this district · Census town
Census code 497647 5,533 people within this district · Census town