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Town · Census 2011 · code 802417

Kotma 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.
Population29,704people
Households6,204PCA households
Literacy rate82.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,70415,39714,307
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4211,7931,628
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,79112,1759,616
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.91%89.5%75.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5641,3301,234
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,9991,9822,017
Total workersCensus workers9,4357,7971,638
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.76%50.64%11.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3297,1111,218
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,106686420
Non-workerspeople20,2697,60012,669

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17532; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,204 households and 29,704 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.5% for males and 75.84% for females.
  • Of 9,435 workers, 88.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24721
Agricultural labourers194220
Household industry workers29970
Other workers7,589795

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
Kotma (M)4610369329,704

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.