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Town · Census 2011 · code 802415

Dhanpuri 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.
Population45,156people
Households9,293PCA households
Literacy rate80.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.21%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople45,15623,25721,899
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,1422,6342,508
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,13718,10614,031
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.31%87.8%72.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,2612,1682,093
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople8,3904,1184,272
Total workersCensus workers13,18811,0262,162
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.21%47.41%9.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,7248,4591,265
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,4642,567897
Non-workerspeople31,96812,23119,737

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17521; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,293 households and 45,156 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.8% for males and 72.36% for females.
  • Of 13,188 workers, 73.73% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8621
Agricultural labourers102281
Household industry workers190101
Other workers9,3463,061

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
Dhanpuri (Nargada Hari Dafai) (M)4600369145,156

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.