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Census town · Census 2011 · code 469140

Gandhi Sagar Hydel Col 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.
Population7,178people
Households1,589PCA households
Literacy rate80.29%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,1783,7163,462
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6802406396
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,1192,9562,163
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.29%89.31%70.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople687340347
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople283135148
Total workersCensus workers2,2961,927369
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.99%51.86%10.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0491,728321
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months24719948
Non-workerspeople4,8821,7893,093

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16534; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,589 households and 7,178 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.31% for males and 70.55% for females.
  • Of 2,296 workers, 89.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators52
Agricultural labourers1016
Household industry workers945
Other workers1,940224

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
Gandhi Sagar Hydel Col (CT)433034927,178

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.