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Town · Census 2011 · code 802141

Khajuraho 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.
Population24,481people
Households4,591PCA households
Literacy rate70.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,48112,96211,519
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,6951,9371,758
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,7398,7575,982
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.91%79.43%61.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8361,9991,837
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople523260263
Total workersCensus workers8,6226,2802,342
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.22%48.45%20.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,5365,7511,785
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,086529557
Non-workerspeople15,8596,6829,177

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16234; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,591 households and 24,481 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.43% for males and 61.28% for females.
  • Of 8,622 workers, 87.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,049165
Agricultural labourers678404
Household industry workers24338
Other workers4,566479

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
Khajuraho (NP)4250343024,481

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.