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Town · Census 2011 · code 802339

Multai 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.
Population29,976people
Households6,674PCA households
Literacy rate88.1%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,97615,35614,620
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,3451,7511,594
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,46112,46410,997
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.1%91.61%84.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7581,9091,849
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople911504407
Total workersCensus workers10,6218,2402,381
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.43%53.66%16.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,8087,8511,957
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months813389424
Non-workerspeople19,3557,11612,239

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17086; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,674 households and 29,976 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.61% for males and 84.42% for females.
  • Of 10,621 workers, 92.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators43343
Agricultural labourers833178
Household industry workers368115
Other workers8,174477

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
Multai (M)4470360429,976

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.