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Town · Census 2011 · code 802147

Ajaigarh 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.
Population16,656people
Households3,423PCA households
Literacy rate76.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,6568,8517,805
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2101,1501,060
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0356,4554,580
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.39%83.82%67.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8661,5321,334
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,535786749
Total workersCensus workers5,2904,2141,076
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.76%47.61%13.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8583,202656
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,4321,012420
Non-workerspeople11,3664,6376,729

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16258; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,423 households and 16,656 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.82% for males and 67.9% for females.
  • Of 5,290 workers, 72.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators26617
Agricultural labourers487130
Household industry workers14557
Other workers2,9601,228

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
Ajaigarh (NP)4260343516,656

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.