Browse the place directories and read the reference tables below. Search and interactive comparisons need JavaScript.

Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 802100

Gwalior 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.
Population1,054,420people
Households199,466PCA households
Literacy rate84.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople1,054,420561,165493,255
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6117,78364,19653,587
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+788,711445,725342,986
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.21%89.69%78.01%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople182,79797,47485,323
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople13,9097,5116,398
Total workersCensus workers326,572276,90749,665
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.97%49.35%10.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months292,884252,20540,679
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months33,68824,7028,986
Non-workerspeople727,848284,258443,590

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16082; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 199,466 households and 1,054,420 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.69% for males and 78.01% for females.
  • Of 326,572 workers, 89.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5,979725
Agricultural labourers5,1371,757
Household industry workers11,2112,116
Other workers270,55729,090

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

Using the profile in research

For eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions, read the research guidance.

Source components of this town

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Gwalior (M Corp.)421033991,054,420

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.

Explore related data