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Census town · Census 2011 · code 487411

Ordnance Factory Itarsi 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.
Population7,878people
Households1,883PCA households
Literacy rate90.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,8784,2183,660
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6546285261
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,6303,7942,836
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.43%96.47%83.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,597856741
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,452743709
Total workersCensus workers2,5012,246255
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.75%53.25%6.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3672,138229
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months13410826
Non-workerspeople5,3771,9723,405

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17126; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,883 households and 7,878 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 6.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.47% for males and 83.44% for females.
  • Of 2,501 workers, 94.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators235
Agricultural labourers54
Household industry workers172
Other workers2,322123

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
Ordnance Factory Itarsi (CT)449036137,878

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.