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Balaghat 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.
Population 84,261 people
Households 18,495 PCA households
Literacy rate 91.38% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.73% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 84,261 42,372 41,889 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 8,274 4,343 3,931 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 69,438 36,224 33,214 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 91.38% 95.25% 87.5% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 8,402 4,182 4,220 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4,576 2,192 2,384 Total workersCensus workers 28,420 21,886 6,534 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.73% 51.65% 15.6% Main workersworked at least 6 months 25,618 20,219 5,399 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,802 1,667 1,135 Non-workerspeople 55,841 20,486 35,355
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 18,495 households and 84,261 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.82% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.25% for males and 87.5% for females. Of 28,420 workers, 90.14% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 388 52 Agricultural labourers 519 215 Household industry workers 858 157 Other workers 23,853 2,378
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Balaghat (M) 457 03672 84,261
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.