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Amarkantak 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 8,416 people
Households 1,952 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.2% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.61% % 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 8,416 4,514 3,902 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 921 477 444 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,011 3,555 2,456 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 80.2% 88.06% 71.02% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 519 297 222 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 3,618 1,799 1,819 Total workersCensus workers 3,081 2,166 915 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.61% 47.98% 23.45% Main workersworked at least 6 months 2,862 2,058 804 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 219 108 111 Non-workerspeople 5,335 2,348 2,987
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 1,952 households and 8,416 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.06% for males and 71.02% for females. Of 3,081 workers, 92.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 67 1 Agricultural labourers 285 1 Household industry workers 141 6 Other workers 2,369 211
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 Amarkantak (NP) 461 03696 8,416
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.