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Town · Census 2011 · code 802181

Teonthar 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.
Population17,039people
Households3,377PCA households
Literacy rate71.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,0398,8128,227
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4961,2941,202
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,4696,1704,299
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+71.99%82.07%61.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0061,5931,413
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,6491,3271,322
Total workersCensus workers5,9914,1781,813
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.16%47.41%22.04%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0503,6091,441
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months941569372
Non-workerspeople11,0484,6346,414

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16432; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,377 households and 17,039 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.07% for males and 61.2% for females.
  • Of 5,991 workers, 84.29% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,21695
Agricultural labourers1,636333
Household industry workers17939
Other workers2,019474

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
Teonthar (NP)4300347117,039

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.