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Census town · Census 2011 · code 494776

Ambada 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.
Population6,282people
Households1,431PCA households
Literacy rate79.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,2823,2992,983
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6723390333
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4232,5471,876
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.56%87.56%70.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,173611562
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,110557553
Total workersCensus workers1,8731,583290
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.82%47.98%9.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,3661,187179
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months507396111
Non-workerspeople4,4091,7162,693

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17337; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,431 households and 6,282 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.56% for males and 70.79% for females.
  • Of 1,873 workers, 72.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators161
Agricultural labourers710
Household industry workers99
Other workers1,334487

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
Ambada (CT)455036526,282

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.