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Burhanpur 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 757,847 people
Households 146,341 PCA households
Literacy rate 64.36% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.33% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 757,847 497,560 260,287 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 146,341 97,842 48,499 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 122,869 87,926 34,943 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.21% 17.67% 13.42% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 951 951 949 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 924 927 915 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 408,679 229,184 179,495 Literacy rate% 64.36% 55.95% 79.65% Male literacy rate% 71.8% 64.72% 84.64% Female literacy rate% 56.58% 46.78% 74.43% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 64,254 41,672 22,582 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 230,095 222,132 7,963 Total workersCensus workers 328,339 240,536 87,803 Work participation rate% 43.33% 48.34% 33.73% Main workersworked at least 6 months 274,900 195,102 79,798 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 53,439 45,434 8,005 Non-workerspeople 429,508 257,024 172,484
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 146,341 households and 757,847 residents. Urban residents made up 34.35% of the population. Rural residents made up 65.65%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.21% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.8% for males and 56.58% for females. Of 328,339 workers, 83.72% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 61,467 6,332 Agricultural labourers 117,409 38,886 Household industry workers 7,279 798 Other workers 88,745 7,423
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 802439 210,886 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802441 29,682 people within this district · Town
Census code 802440 19,719 people within this district · Town