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Town · Census 2011 · code 802391

Pandhurna 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.
Population45,479people
Households10,243PCA households
Literacy rate87.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople45,47923,47822,001
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9862,5452,441
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,24219,05416,188
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.03%91.02%82.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9392,0101,929
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,7361,3981,338
Total workersCensus workers18,26513,2724,993
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.16%56.53%22.69%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,86611,9893,877
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,3991,2831,116
Non-workerspeople27,21410,20617,008

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17369; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,243 households and 45,479 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.02% for males and 82.76% for females.
  • Of 18,265 workers, 86.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,336113
Agricultural labourers5,4281,508
Household industry workers65897
Other workers7,444681

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
Pandhurna (M)4550365845,479

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