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Census town · Census 2011 · code 497816

Kosmi 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.
Population8,970people
Households1,974PCA households
Literacy rate82.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,9704,4914,479
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,032509523
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5243,5282,996
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.19%88.6%75.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,378677701
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople437220217
Total workersCensus workers3,5652,4221,143
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.74%53.93%25.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0542,228826
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months511194317
Non-workerspeople5,4052,0693,336

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17431; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,974 households and 8,970 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.6% for males and 75.73% for females.
  • Of 3,565 workers, 85.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18237
Agricultural labourers302196
Household industry workers3611
Other workers2,534267

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
Kosmi (CT)457036728,970

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.