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Town · Census 2011 · code 802347

Babai 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.
Population16,741people
Households3,369PCA households
Literacy rate80.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,7418,6658,076
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0921,0781,014
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,8506,5885,262
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.89%86.83%74.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1331,1011,032
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople537291246
Total workersCensus workers5,0384,335703
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.09%50.03%8.7%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6274,010617
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months41132586
Non-workerspeople11,7034,3307,373

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17142; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,369 households and 16,741 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.83% for males and 74.51% for females.
  • Of 5,038 workers, 91.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5577
Agricultural labourers687143
Household industry workers24328
Other workers3,140233

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
Babai (NP)4490361616,741

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.