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Town · Census 2011 · code 802292

Machalpur 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.
Population9,476people
Households1,916PCA households
Literacy rate68.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,4764,8274,649
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,331679652
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5483,3102,238
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+68.12%79.8%55.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1241,0771,047
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople220
Total workersCensus workers4,0582,6101,448
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.82%54.07%31.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2632,2491,014
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months795361434
Non-workerspeople5,4182,2173,201

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16892; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,916 households and 9,476 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.05% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.8% for males and 55.99% for females.
  • Of 4,058 workers, 80.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators72939
Agricultural labourers1,067532
Household industry workers8653
Other workers1,381171

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
Machalpur (NP)442035639,476

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.