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Census town · Census 2011 · code 476371

Palda 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.
Population18,697people
Households3,910PCA households
Literacy rate74.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,6979,9348,763
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9031,4891,414
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7186,8904,828
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+74.19%81.59%65.7%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1312,6672,464
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,2371,7081,529
Total workersCensus workers7,3475,3901,957
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.3%54.26%22.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,5304,9301,600
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months817460357
Non-workerspeople11,3504,5446,806

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16791; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,910 households and 18,697 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.53% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.59% for males and 65.7% for females.
  • Of 7,347 workers, 88.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10141
Agricultural labourers44635
Household industry workers22121
Other workers5,762720

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
Palda (CT)4390354318,697

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.