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Town · Census 2011 · code 802172

Birsinghpur 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.
Population14,339people
Households2,631PCA households
Literacy rate76.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3397,4866,853
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1231,1091,014
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,3375,4253,912
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.43%85.07%67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7571,9181,839
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople438223215
Total workersCensus workers4,9503,7391,211
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.52%49.95%17.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0773,332745
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months873407466
Non-workerspeople9,3893,7475,642

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16396; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,631 households and 14,339 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.07% for males and 67% for females.
  • Of 4,950 workers, 82.36% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators63087
Agricultural labourers635336
Household industry workers48979
Other workers2,323371

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
Birsinghpur (NP)4290346314,339

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.