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Town · Census 2011 · code 802322

Sanchi 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.
Population8,401people
Households1,605PCA households
Literacy rate82.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,4014,3844,017
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,072549523
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,0153,4572,558
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.07%90.14%73.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3331,2201,113
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19089101
Total workersCensus workers2,7452,169576
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.67%49.48%14.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1291,813316
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months616356260
Non-workerspeople5,6562,2153,441

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17020; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,605 households and 8,401 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.14% for males and 73.21% for females.
  • Of 2,745 workers, 77.56% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators40421
Agricultural labourers163321
Household industry workers4520
Other workers1,517254

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
Sanchi (NP)446035908,401

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.