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district · Census 2011 · code 465

Alirajpur 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.
Population728,999people
Households123,800PCA households
Literacy rate36.1%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.32%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople728,999671,92557,074
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds123,800113,12910,671
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6147,961139,5368,425
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%20.3%20.77%14.76%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0111,014972
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6978978968
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+209,754170,81238,942
Literacy rate%36.1%32.08%80.05%
Male literacy rate%42.02%37.85%86.48%
Female literacy rate%30.29%26.45%73.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople26,87723,5033,374
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople648,638627,83520,803
Total workersCensus workers366,797346,93419,863
Work participation rate%50.32%51.63%34.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months265,029247,46317,566
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months101,76899,4712,297
Non-workerspeople362,202324,99137,211

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1466, 1467, 1468; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 123,800 households and 728,999 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 7.83% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.17%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 20.3% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 42.02% for males and 30.29% for females.
  • Of 366,797 workers, 72.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators209,12547,268
Agricultural labourers26,18547,508
Household industry workers2,8171,249
Other workers26,9025,743

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 802433

Alirajpur

28,498 people within this district · Town

Census code 802432

Jobat

11,976 people within this district · Town

Census code 802431

Bhavra

10,968 people within this district · Town

Census code 505451

Nanpur

5,632 people within this district · Census town