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Town · Census 2011 · code 802241

Shujalpur 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.
Population51,225people
Households9,833PCA households
Literacy rate80.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople51,22526,40424,821
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,6443,4073,237
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+36,02220,19715,825
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.8%87.82%73.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,0824,1353,947
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople320163157
Total workersCensus workers17,18813,9493,239
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.55%52.83%13.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,53712,9502,587
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,651999652
Non-workerspeople34,03712,45521,582

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16675; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,833 households and 51,225 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.82% for males and 73.32% for females.
  • Of 17,188 workers, 90.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators66223
Agricultural labourers933390
Household industry workers35494
Other workers13,5881,144

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
Shujalpur (M)4360352251,225

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.