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Census town · Census 2011 · code 490242

Karmeta 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.
Population14,452people
Households3,118PCA households
Literacy rate88.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,4527,6356,817
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,674910764
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,3396,2895,050
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.74%93.52%83.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5311,3551,176
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,106582524
Total workersCensus workers4,9274,148779
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.09%54.33%11.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9943,480514
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months933668265
Non-workerspeople9,5253,4876,038

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17220; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,118 households and 14,452 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.52% for males and 83.43% for females.
  • Of 4,927 workers, 81.06% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators889
Agricultural labourers15546
Household industry workers16366
Other workers3,588812

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
Karmeta (CT)4510363214,452

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.