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Town · Census 2011 · code 802293

Jirapur 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.
Population21,724people
Households4,305PCA households
Literacy rate77.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,72411,05210,672
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9771,5361,441
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,4798,2116,268
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.23%86.29%67.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,8211,9231,898
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1587583
Total workersCensus workers6,9035,4241,479
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.78%49.08%13.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4894,643846
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,414781633
Non-workerspeople14,8215,6289,193

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16893; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,305 households and 21,724 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.29% for males and 67.9% for females.
  • Of 6,903 workers, 79.52% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators524142
Agricultural labourers294436
Household industry workers19089
Other workers4,481747

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
Jirapur (NP)4420356321,724

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.