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Bhikangaon 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 16,217 people
Households 3,083 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.29% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.97% % 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 16,217 8,315 7,902 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,221 1,179 1,042 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 11,518 6,321 5,197 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.29% 88.58% 75.76% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,961 1,006 955 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,233 1,574 1,659 Total workersCensus workers 5,346 4,235 1,111 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.97% 50.93% 14.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,108 4,091 1,017 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 238 144 94 Non-workerspeople 10,871 4,080 6,791
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 3,083 households and 16,217 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.7% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.58% for males and 75.76% for females. Of 5,346 workers, 95.55% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 143 3 Agricultural labourers 502 34 Household industry workers 190 9 Other workers 4,273 192
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 Bhikangaon (NP) 440 03549 16,217
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.