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Murwara 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.
Population 221,883 people
Households 47,488 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.91% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.66% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 221,883 115,348 106,535 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 25,847 13,625 12,222 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 168,418 92,298 76,120 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 85.91% 90.73% 80.71% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 28,903 14,808 14,095 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 15,781 7,952 7,829 Total workersCensus workers 74,677 59,990 14,687 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.66% 52.01% 13.79% Main workersworked at least 6 months 65,915 54,302 11,613 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 8,762 5,688 3,074 Non-workerspeople 147,206 55,358 91,848
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 47,488 households and 221,883 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.65% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.73% for males and 80.71% for females. Of 74,677 workers, 88.27% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 971 148 Agricultural labourers 878 414 Household industry workers 2,457 395 Other workers 61,609 7,805
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Murwara (Katni) (M Corp.) 450 03620 221,883
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.