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Town · Census 2011 · code 802381

Damua 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.
Population24,663people
Households5,348PCA households
Literacy rate83.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,66312,54712,116
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5741,2911,283
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,36310,0598,304
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.13%89.37%76.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,3363,1563,180
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,2642,1132,151
Total workersCensus workers7,6446,1821,462
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.99%49.27%12.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,5494,667882
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0951,515580
Non-workerspeople17,0196,36510,654

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17329; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,348 households and 24,663 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.37% for males and 76.65% for females.
  • Of 7,644 workers, 72.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3915
Agricultural labourers34122
Household industry workers6249
Other workers5,4141,909

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
Damua (M)4550365124,663

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.