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Town · Census 2011 · code 802278

Barwaha 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.
Population26,459people
Households5,133PCA households
Literacy rate87.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.58%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,45913,91612,543
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8591,5251,334
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,59511,4909,105
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.27%92.73%81.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1891,1591,030
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople861445416
Total workersCensus workers9,4137,9221,491
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.58%56.93%11.89%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,9377,6731,264
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months476249227
Non-workerspeople17,0465,99411,052

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16813; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,133 households and 26,459 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.73% for males and 81.23% for females.
  • Of 9,413 workers, 94.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2974
Agricultural labourers333114
Household industry workers33540
Other workers7,972318

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
Barwaha (M)4400354526,459

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.