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Town · Census 2011 · code 802338

Sarni 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.
Population86,141people
Households19,540PCA households
Literacy rate84.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople86,14144,92841,213
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,0964,2013,895
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+66,01836,67529,343
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.59%90.05%78.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople21,53211,22010,312
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople8,1744,1943,980
Total workersCensus workers26,51622,8863,630
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.78%50.94%8.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,48820,6482,840
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,0282,238790
Non-workerspeople59,62522,04237,583

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17078; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,540 households and 86,141 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.05% for males and 78.63% for females.
  • Of 26,516 workers, 88.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5835
Agricultural labourers14181
Household industry workers363134
Other workers22,9262,778

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
Sarni (M)4470360286,141

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.