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Town · Census 2011 · code 802279

Sanawad 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.
Population38,740people
Households7,454PCA households
Literacy rate85.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.31%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople38,74019,90218,838
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,8322,5252,307
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,84415,75613,088
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.07%90.67%79.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4581,7711,687
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,9261,4961,430
Total workersCensus workers12,90410,6192,285
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.31%53.36%12.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,5489,8201,728
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,356799557
Non-workerspeople25,8369,28316,553

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16814; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,454 households and 38,740 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.47% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.67% for males and 79.17% for females.
  • Of 12,904 workers, 89.49% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3319
Agricultural labourers535289
Household industry workers48678
Other workers10,196980

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
Sanawad (M)4400354538,740

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.