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Census town · Census 2011 · code 463335

Majhgawan population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Madhya Pradesh, 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.
Population8,290people
Households1,579PCA households
Literacy rate72.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.42%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,2904,3343,956
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,280652628
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0962,9672,129
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.7%80.58%63.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1681,1031,065
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople921408513
Total workersCensus workers2,6052,096509
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.42%48.36%12.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9801,696284
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months625400225
Non-workerspeople5,6852,2383,447

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16391; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,579 households and 8,290 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.58% for males and 63.97% for females.
  • Of 2,605 workers, 76.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2108
Agricultural labourers15337
Household industry workers11791
Other workers1,500489

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
Majhgawan (CT)429034628,290

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.