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Town · Census 2011 · code 802288

Palsud 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.
Population10,113people
Households1,798PCA households
Literacy rate64.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,1135,2074,906
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,670924746
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,4433,0752,368
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+64.47%71.8%56.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople542277265
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,8211,9231,898
Total workersCensus workers3,4692,4621,007
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.3%47.28%20.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0602,291769
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months409171238
Non-workerspeople6,6442,7453,899

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16870; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,798 households and 10,113 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.8% for males and 56.92% for females.
  • Of 3,469 workers, 88.21% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators38456
Agricultural labourers1,09184
Household industry workers192130
Other workers1,393139

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
Palsud (NP)4410355810,113

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.