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Town · Census 2011 · code 802355

Sihora 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.
Population44,048people
Households9,551PCA households
Literacy rate83.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople44,04822,71521,333
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,6562,9182,738
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,17117,90014,271
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.8%90.42%76.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,5032,8592,644
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,7092,8722,837
Total workersCensus workers16,27511,9394,336
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.95%52.56%20.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,90110,0212,880
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,3741,9181,456
Non-workerspeople27,77310,77616,997

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17190; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,551 households and 44,048 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.42% for males and 76.75% for females.
  • Of 16,275 workers, 79.27% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators74645
Agricultural labourers598435
Household industry workers2,055660
Other workers9,5022,234

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
Sihora (M)4510362744,048

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.