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Palera 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.
Population 17,493 people
Households 3,225 PCA households
Literacy rate 68.93% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.47% % 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 17,493 9,093 8,400 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,645 1,377 1,268 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 10,234 5,958 4,276 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 68.93% 77.22% 59.96% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,884 3,053 2,831 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 785 411 374 Total workersCensus workers 6,030 4,267 1,763 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.47% 46.93% 20.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,031 3,754 1,277 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 999 513 486 Non-workerspeople 11,463 4,826 6,637
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 3,225 households and 17,493 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.12% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.22% for males and 59.96% for females. Of 6,030 workers, 83.43% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,642 71 Agricultural labourers 736 330 Household industry workers 145 44 Other workers 2,508 554
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 Palera (NP) 424 03420 17,493
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.