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Town · Census 2011 · code 802362

Bhedaghat 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.
Population6,657people
Households1,355PCA households
Literacy rate76.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,6573,5333,124
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6862438424
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4202,5911,829
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.27%83.72%67.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople903481422
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,174602572
Total workersCensus workers2,8422,062780
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.69%58.36%24.97%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3201,803517
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months522259263
Non-workerspeople3,8151,4712,344

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17215; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,355 households and 6,657 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.72% for males and 67.74% for females.
  • Of 2,842 workers, 81.63% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32116
Agricultural labourers636385
Household industry workers382
Other workers1,325119

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
Bhedaghat (NP)451036316,657

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.