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Town · Census 2011 · code 802285

Barwani 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.
Population55,504people
Households10,917PCA households
Literacy rate82.1%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople55,50428,43727,067
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,9613,6273,334
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+39,85621,62818,228
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.1%87.17%76.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,5232,7622,761
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople12,9296,7096,220
Total workersCensus workers18,43813,9574,481
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.22%49.08%16.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,42112,6973,724
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0171,260757
Non-workerspeople37,06614,48022,586

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16854; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,917 households and 55,504 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.17% for males and 76.8% for females.
  • Of 18,438 workers, 89.06% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators65017
Agricultural labourers1,966625
Household industry workers957104
Other workers12,8481,271

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
Barwani (M)4410355455,504

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.