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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 802230

Ujjain 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.
Population515,215people
Households102,401PCA households
Literacy rate84.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople515,215264,871250,344
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–658,97230,57328,399
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+385,193210,075175,118
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.43%89.66%78.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople104,89853,74251,156
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople9,6734,9454,728
Total workersCensus workers185,447143,38542,062
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.99%54.13%16.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months167,634132,75034,884
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months17,81310,6357,178
Non-workerspeople329,768121,486208,282

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16633; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 102,401 households and 515,215 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.66% for males and 78.9% for females.
  • Of 185,447 workers, 90.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,819225
Agricultural labourers4,5521,652
Household industry workers7,4231,138
Other workers152,84014,798

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
Ujjain (M Corp.)43503513515,215

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