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Town · Census 2011 · code 802331

Silwani 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.
Population18,623people
Households3,617PCA households
Literacy rate82.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,6239,6558,968
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,7331,4241,309
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,1147,1695,945
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.53%87.1%77.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,546784762
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,9929911,001
Total workersCensus workers5,8924,7071,185
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.64%48.75%13.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6803,968712
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,212739473
Non-workerspeople12,7314,9487,783

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17049; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,617 households and 18,623 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.1% for males and 77.62% for females.
  • Of 5,892 workers, 79.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators57023
Agricultural labourers604341
Household industry workers200225
Other workers3,306623

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
Silwani (NP)4460359618,623

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.