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Town · Census 2011 · code 801148

Mehdawal population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Uttar Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Uttar Pradesh · Census 2011Sant Kabir Nagar district
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.
Population27,897people
Households4,235PCA households
Literacy rate66.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.01%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,89714,39013,507
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,5372,3852,152
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,6139,0086,605
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+66.84%75.04%58.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9551,5021,453
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers8,3716,6861,685
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.01%46.46%12.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,8594,907952
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5121,779733
Non-workerspeople19,5267,70411,822

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 5313; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,235 households and 27,897 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.04% for males and 58.17% for females.
  • Of 8,371 workers, 69.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators58846
Agricultural labourers755653
Household industry workers1,034447
Other workers3,4821,366

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
Mehdawal (NP)1860094127,897

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