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Census town · Census 2011 · code 490243

Amkhera 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.
Population8,957people
Households1,876PCA households
Literacy rate86.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,9574,6314,326
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6996522474
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8873,7533,134
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.51%91.34%81.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,787925862
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople488236252
Total workersCensus workers3,3052,517788
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.9%54.35%18.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3411,812529
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months964705259
Non-workerspeople5,6522,1143,538

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17221; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,876 households and 8,957 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.34% for males and 81.36% for females.
  • Of 3,305 workers, 70.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators519
Agricultural labourers366125
Household industry workers17452
Other workers1,750778

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
Amkhera (CT)451036328,957

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.