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Malhar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Chhattisgarh, 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.
Population 8,505 people
Households 1,593 PCA households
Literacy rate 62.23% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.9% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 8,505 4,410 4,095 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,203 642 561 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 4,544 2,759 1,785 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 62.23% 73.22% 50.51% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,436 773 663 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 597 333 264 Total workersCensus workers 4,074 2,295 1,779 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 47.9% 52.04% 43.44% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,907 1,362 545 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,167 933 1,234 Non-workerspeople 4,431 2,115 2,316
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,593 households and 8,505 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.14% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.22% for males and 50.51% for females. Of 4,074 workers, 46.81% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 708 672 Agricultural labourers 648 1,264 Household industry workers 39 16 Other workers 512 215
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Malhar (NP) 406 03296 8,505
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.