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Census town · Census 2011 · code 496325

Ghansaur 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.
Population7,120people
Households1,653PCA households
Literacy rate87.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,1203,5293,591
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6759401358
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5352,8282,707
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.01%90.41%83.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople883441442
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople966358608
Total workersCensus workers2,6931,949744
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.82%55.23%20.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1091,632477
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months584317267
Non-workerspeople4,4271,5802,847

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17384; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,653 households and 7,120 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.66% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.41% for males and 83.73% for females.
  • Of 2,693 workers, 78.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9012
Agricultural labourers1986
Household industry workers14736
Other workers1,853450

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
Ghansaur (CT)456036617,120

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.