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Town · Census 2011 · code 802272

Sawer 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.
Population16,150people
Households2,798PCA households
Literacy rate81.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,1508,2957,855
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2631,1651,098
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,3346,3784,956
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.62%89.45%73.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,1231,5761,547
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople364209155
Total workersCensus workers5,1564,350806
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.93%52.44%10.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3963,803593
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months760547213
Non-workerspeople10,9943,9457,049

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16781; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,798 households and 16,150 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.01% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.45% for males and 73.35% for females.
  • Of 5,156 workers, 85.26% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3388
Agricultural labourers241124
Household industry workers30998
Other workers3,508530

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
Sawer (NP)4390354216,150

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.