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Town · Census 2011 · code 802275

Mhow Cantt 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.
Population81,702people
Households14,757PCA households
Literacy rate85.78%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople81,70243,88837,814
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,3084,8794,429
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+62,10235,27226,830
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.78%90.42%80.37%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,6917,4827,209
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,7311,4471,284
Total workersCensus workers30,26025,3014,959
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.04%57.65%13.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months27,10623,2193,887
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1542,0821,072
Non-workerspeople51,44218,58732,855

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16803; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,757 households and 81,702 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.42% for males and 80.37% for females.
  • Of 30,260 workers, 89.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15628
Agricultural labourers19758
Household industry workers744126
Other workers26,0092,942

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
Mhow Cantt (CB)4390354481,702

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.