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Town · Census 2011 · code 802372

Niwas 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.
Population8,248people
Households1,933PCA households
Literacy rate78.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,2484,1854,063
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6998529469
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,6753,1962,479
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.28%87.42%68.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople650329321
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,1561,5591,597
Total workersCensus workers3,5962,2231,373
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.6%53.12%33.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4041,671733
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,192552640
Non-workerspeople4,6521,9622,690

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17280; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,933 households and 8,248 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.42% for males and 68.98% for females.
  • Of 3,596 workers, 66.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators369109
Agricultural labourers589644
Household industry workers6391
Other workers1,383348

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
Niwas (NP)454036418,248

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.