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Maihar 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.
Population 40,192 people
Households 8,047 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.99% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.28% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 40,192 21,031 19,161 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,238 2,793 2,445 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 28,658 16,017 12,641 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.99% 87.82% 75.62% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,615 2,914 2,701 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,338 1,188 1,150 Total workersCensus workers 14,982 11,077 3,905 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.28% 52.67% 20.38% Main workersworked at least 6 months 13,271 10,165 3,106 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,711 912 799 Non-workerspeople 25,210 9,954 15,256
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 8,047 households and 40,192 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.03% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.82% for males and 75.62% for females. Of 14,982 workers, 88.58% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 471 36 Agricultural labourers 696 92 Household industry workers 1,417 386 Other workers 10,687 1,197
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Maihar (M) 429 03470 40,192
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.