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Census town · Census 2011 · code 438770

Mehmand population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population8,231people
Households1,767PCA households
Literacy rate74.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.68%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,2314,2004,031
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,301648653
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1313,0012,130
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.04%84.49%63.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,472756716
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1768789
Total workersCensus workers2,9372,194743
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.68%52.24%18.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5552,026529
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months382168214
Non-workerspeople5,2942,0063,288

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 15575; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,767 households and 8,231 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.49% for males and 63.06% for females.
  • Of 2,937 workers, 86.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11211
Agricultural labourers72185
Household industry workers3919
Other workers2,332167

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Mehmand (CT)406032958,231

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.