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Town · Census 2011 · code 802371

Dindori 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.
Population21,323people
Households4,907PCA households
Literacy rate84.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,32310,86410,459
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,7011,3421,359
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,8178,7217,096
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.94%91.59%77.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,355694661
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,4822,7642,718
Total workersCensus workers7,9415,7452,196
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.24%52.88%21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,2154,7391,476
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7261,006720
Non-workerspeople13,3825,1198,263

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17273; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,907 households and 21,323 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.59% for males and 77.98% for females.
  • Of 7,941 workers, 78.26% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators62556
Agricultural labourers541183
Household industry workers304189
Other workers4,7451,298

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
Dindori (NP)4530364021,323

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.