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Town · Census 2011 · code 802291

Sendhwa 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.
Population56,485people
Households10,108PCA households
Literacy rate79.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople56,48528,96927,516
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,0544,3403,714
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+38,55721,15217,405
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.61%85.88%73.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8541,9881,866
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,3842,8092,575
Total workersCensus workers17,95515,1402,815
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.79%52.26%10.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months16,63114,2682,363
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,324872452
Non-workerspeople38,53013,82924,701

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16882; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,108 households and 56,485 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.88% for males and 73.12% for females.
  • Of 17,955 workers, 92.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24527
Agricultural labourers23262
Household industry workers71175
Other workers15,4431,160

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
Sendhwa (M)4410356156,485

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.