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Town · Census 2011 · code 802171

Chitrakoot 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.
Population23,316people
Households4,752PCA households
Literacy rate70.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.18%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,31612,67510,641
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,6661,8601,806
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,7578,5975,160
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+70.01%79.49%58.4%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,6502,4342,216
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,747882865
Total workersCensus workers7,9695,7422,227
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.18%45.3%20.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2295,0421,187
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7407001,040
Non-workerspeople15,3476,9338,414

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16392; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,752 households and 23,316 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.72% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.49% for males and 58.4% for females.
  • Of 7,969 workers, 78.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,342530
Agricultural labourers433186
Household industry workers158186
Other workers4,296838

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
Chitrakoot (NP)4290346223,316

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.