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district · Census 2011 · code 464

Jhabua 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.
Population1,025,048people
Households194,157PCA households
Literacy rate43.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.25%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,025,048933,06591,983
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds194,157175,93418,223
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6211,869198,75413,115
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%20.67%21.3%14.26%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males990996934
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6943944921
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+352,081286,23165,850
Literacy rate%43.3%38.98%83.49%
Male literacy rate%52.85%48.73%89.86%
Female literacy rate%33.77%29.33%76.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople17,42711,3976,030
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople891,818861,49830,320
Total workersCensus workers515,121482,36632,755
Work participation rate%50.25%51.7%35.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months370,641341,71028,931
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months144,480140,6563,824
Non-workerspeople509,927450,69959,228

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1463, 1464, 1465; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 194,157 households and 1,025,048 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 8.97% of the population. Rural residents made up 91.03%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 20.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 52.85% for males and 33.77% for females.
  • Of 515,121 workers, 71.95% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators267,79561,380
Agricultural labourers48,46967,180
Household industry workers3,5731,559
Other workers50,80414,361

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 802429

Jhabua

35,753 people within this district · Town

Census code 802427

Thandla

15,756 people within this district · Town

Census code 802428

Petlawad

15,174 people within this district · Town

Census code 504556

Meghnagar

12,929 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802430

Ranapur

12,371 people within this district · Town