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Town · Census 2011 · code 802156

Shahgarh 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.
Population16,300people
Households3,405PCA households
Literacy rate82.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,3008,5217,779
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1391,0901,049
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7116,6445,067
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.7%89.41%75.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7381,9491,789
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople819414405
Total workersCensus workers6,2654,4841,781
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.44%52.62%22.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4574,0861,371
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months808398410
Non-workerspeople10,0354,0375,998

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16309; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,405 households and 16,300 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.41% for males and 75.29% for females.
  • Of 6,265 workers, 87.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2537
Agricultural labourers7461
Household industry workers1,396205
Other workers3,734535

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
Shahgarh (NP)4270344716,300

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.