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Town · Census 2011 · code 802350

Pachmarhi Cantt 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.
Population12,062people
Households2,468PCA households
Literacy rate86.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.65%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,0626,9345,128
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,342699643
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2995,7473,552
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.74%92.17%79.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5571,3301,227
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,9561,024932
Total workersCensus workers5,3864,558828
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.65%65.73%16.15%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0584,380678
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months328178150
Non-workerspeople6,6762,3764,300

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17152; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,468 households and 12,062 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.17% for males and 79.2% for females.
  • Of 5,386 workers, 93.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators125
Agricultural labourers126
Household industry workers4910
Other workers4,985307

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
Pachmarhi Cantt (CB)4490361812,062

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.