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Town · Census 2011 · code 802398

Baihar 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.
Population16,650people
Households3,693PCA households
Literacy rate82.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,6508,3348,316
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0301,031999
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,1136,5395,574
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.85%89.54%76.18%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,086549537
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,9072,4382,469
Total workersCensus workers6,0444,2641,780
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.3%51.16%21.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3453,3101,035
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,699954745
Non-workerspeople10,6064,0706,536

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17440; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,693 households and 16,650 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.54% for males and 76.18% for females.
  • Of 6,044 workers, 71.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19989
Agricultural labourers576801
Household industry workers10360
Other workers3,467749

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
Baihar (NP)4570367416,650

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.