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Town · Census 2011 · code 802234

Nalkheda 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.
Population16,690people
Households3,051PCA households
Literacy rate77.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,6908,5278,163
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3291,1841,145
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,1116,3224,789
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.37%86.1%68.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,743922821
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople389200189
Total workersCensus workers5,9434,5291,414
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.61%53.11%17.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2124,224988
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months731305426
Non-workerspeople10,7473,9986,749

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16650; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,051 households and 16,690 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.1% for males and 68.24% for females.
  • Of 5,943 workers, 87.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators55667
Agricultural labourers1,096252
Household industry workers17644
Other workers3,384368

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
Nalkheda (NP)4360351616,690

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.