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Census town · Census 2011 · code 504556

Meghnagar 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.
Population12,929people
Households2,553PCA households
Literacy rate75.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,9296,7126,217
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1111,0621,049
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,2204,7303,490
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.98%83.72%67.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople758386372
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,1172,5412,576
Total workersCensus workers4,8233,3101,513
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.3%49.31%24.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9302,939991
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months893371522
Non-workerspeople8,1063,4024,704

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17607; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,553 households and 12,929 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.72% for males and 67.53% for females.
  • Of 4,823 workers, 81.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators770223
Agricultural labourers51184
Household industry workers11418
Other workers2,995468

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
Meghnagar (CT)4640370812,929

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.