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Town · Census 2011 · code 802307

Kurwai 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.
Population15,487people
Households2,991PCA households
Literacy rate78.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.85%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,4877,9857,502
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2681,1751,093
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,4175,7534,664
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.8%84.48%72.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7611,4061,355
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople218109109
Total workersCensus workers4,7783,861917
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.85%48.35%12.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5913,770821
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1879196
Non-workerspeople10,7094,1246,585

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16938; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,991 households and 15,487 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.48% for males and 72.77% for females.
  • Of 4,778 workers, 96.09% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4283
Agricultural labourers67656
Household industry workers1878
Other workers3,300120

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
Kurwai (NP)4430357215,487

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.