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Census town · Census 2011 · code 487412

Meharagaon 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.
Population5,625people
Households1,194PCA households
Literacy rate88.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,6253,0492,576
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6676350326
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,3562,5621,794
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.02%94.92%79.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,608854754
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople221111110
Total workersCensus workers1,9631,681282
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.9%55.13%10.95%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6901,494196
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months27318786
Non-workerspeople3,6621,3682,294

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17127; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,194 households and 5,625 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.92% for males and 79.73% for females.
  • Of 1,963 workers, 86.09% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9516
Agricultural labourers66157
Household industry workers4722
Other workers1,48278

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
Meharagaon (CT)449036135,625

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.