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Town · Census 2011 · code 802341

Khirkiya 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.
Population22,737people
Households4,472PCA households
Literacy rate85.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,73711,74010,997
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0391,5241,515
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,8179,3747,443
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.37%91.76%78.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,7972,5032,294
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,650828822
Total workersCensus workers6,9865,8771,109
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.73%50.06%10.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,9995,319680
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months987558429
Non-workerspeople15,7515,8639,888

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17097; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,472 households and 22,737 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.76% for males and 78.5% for females.
  • Of 6,986 workers, 85.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators94634
Agricultural labourers700447
Household industry workers12317
Other workers4,230489

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
Khirkiya (NP)4480360622,737

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.