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Town · Census 2011 · code 802261

Pithampur 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.
Population126,200people
Households31,136PCA households
Literacy rate80.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople126,20070,25055,950
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–620,93311,0669,867
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+85,18352,21832,965
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.92%88.23%71.53%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople13,5717,3286,243
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople16,5898,5698,020
Total workersCensus workers49,76541,6048,161
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.43%59.22%14.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months46,13939,3896,750
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,6262,2151,411
Non-workerspeople76,43528,64647,789

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16739; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 31,136 households and 126,200 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.23% for males and 71.53% for females.
  • Of 49,765 workers, 92.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,69196
Agricultural labourers2,112669
Household industry workers68378
Other workers41,6532,783

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
Pithampur (M)43803534126,200

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