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Town · Census 2011 · code 802135

Harpalpur 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.
Population18,529people
Households3,352PCA households
Literacy rate83.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.94%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,5299,6748,855
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4011,2861,115
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,4097,5955,814
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.14%90.55%75.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0182,1151,903
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople593128
Total workersCensus workers5,3624,652710
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.94%48.09%8.02%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8174,308509
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months545344201
Non-workerspeople13,1675,0228,145

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16217; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,352 households and 18,529 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.55% for males and 75.12% for females.
  • Of 5,362 workers, 89.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators45627
Agricultural labourers15043
Household industry workers31137
Other workers3,900438

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
Harpalpur (NP)4250342718,529

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.