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Maheshwar 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.
Population 24,411 people
Households 4,932 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.21% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.65% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 24,411 12,447 11,964 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,182 1,662 1,520 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 17,240 9,534 7,706 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.21% 88.4% 73.78% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,863 1,460 1,403 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,734 1,310 1,424 Total workersCensus workers 9,436 6,828 2,608 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.65% 54.86% 21.8% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,574 6,388 2,186 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 862 440 422 Non-workerspeople 14,975 5,619 9,356
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 4,932 households and 24,411 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.04% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.4% for males and 73.78% for females. Of 9,436 workers, 90.86% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 380 16 Agricultural labourers 818 316 Household industry workers 1,063 71 Other workers 6,313 459
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Maheshwar (NP) 440 03546 24,411
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.