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Town · Census 2011 · code 802146

Buxwaha 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.
Population10,216people
Households2,032PCA households
Literacy rate78.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,2165,3874,829
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,443753690
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8703,9462,924
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.31%85.15%70.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,2381,1711,067
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople23013595
Total workersCensus workers3,3782,654724
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.07%49.27%14.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1772,535642
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months20111982
Non-workerspeople6,8382,7334,105

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16251; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,032 households and 10,216 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.15% for males and 70.65% for females.
  • Of 3,378 workers, 94.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators65711
Agricultural labourers49647
Household industry workers36127
Other workers1,663116

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
Buxwaha (NP)4250343410,216

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.