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Ashoknagar 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 845,071 people
Households 172,680 PCA households
Literacy rate 66.42% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.31% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 845,071 691,387 153,684 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 172,680 142,794 29,886 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 138,787 116,890 21,897 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.42% 16.91% 14.25% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 904 902 911 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 921 922 916 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 469,109 366,314 102,795 Literacy rate% 66.42% 63.76% 78% Male literacy rate% 78.12% 76.25% 86.35% Female literacy rate% 53.42% 49.87% 68.83% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 175,764 149,988 25,776 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 82,072 77,631 4,441 Total workersCensus workers 315,270 265,421 49,849 Work participation rate% 37.31% 38.39% 32.44% Main workersworked at least 6 months 241,288 196,546 44,742 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 73,982 68,875 5,107 Non-workerspeople 529,801 425,966 103,835
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 172,680 households and 845,071 residents. Urban residents made up 18.19% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.81%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.42% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.12% for males and 53.42% for females. Of 315,270 workers, 76.53% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 103,749 13,164 Agricultural labourers 72,632 49,755 Household industry workers 8,404 2,155 Other workers 56,503 8,908
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 802408 81,828 people within this district · Town
Census code 802407 33,081 people within this district · Town
Census code 802409 26,192 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 802406 12,583 people within this district · Town