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district · Census 2011 · code 461

Anuppur 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.
Population749,237people
Households170,715PCA households
Literacy rate67.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.24%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople749,237543,996205,241
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds170,715126,85143,864
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6106,07182,31123,760
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.16%15.13%11.58%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males9761,000917
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6950959921
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+436,595290,893145,702
Literacy rate%67.88%63.01%80.28%
Male literacy rate%78.26%74.19%88.13%
Female literacy rate%57.3%51.9%71.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople74,38549,97724,408
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople358,543317,62740,916
Total workersCensus workers346,471284,80461,667
Work participation rate%46.24%52.35%30.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months227,040173,14453,896
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months119,431111,6607,771
Non-workerspeople402,766259,192143,574

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1454, 1455, 1456; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 170,715 households and 749,237 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 27.39% of the population. Rural residents made up 72.61%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.26% for males and 57.3% for females.
  • Of 346,471 workers, 65.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators89,49625,952
Agricultural labourers58,55071,826
Household industry workers4,0413,010
Other workers74,95318,643

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 802416

Bijuri

32,682 people within this district · Town

Census code 802417

Kotma

29,704 people within this district · Town

Census code 802418

Pasan

28,447 people within this district · Town

Census code 501952

Bangawan

20,873 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802419

Anuppur

19,899 people within this district · Town

Census code 501954

Deohra

9,686 people within this district · Census town

Census code 501529

Amlai

9,677 people within this district · Census town

The full town profile includes parts in more than one district.

Census code 501955

Dumar Kachhar

9,480 people within this district · Census town

Census code 501949

Dola

9,273 people within this district · Census town

Census code 501950

Kelhauri

8,796 people within this district · Town

Census code 802421

Amarkantak

8,416 people within this district · Town

Census code 802420

Jaithari

8,396 people within this district · Town

Census code 501953

Deori

5,127 people within this district · Census town

Census code 501951

Badra

4,785 people within this district · Census town