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Town · Census 2011 · code 802427

Thandla 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.
Population15,756people
Households3,005PCA households
Literacy rate87.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,7568,2827,474
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2391,1621,077
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,8496,6315,218
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.66%93.13%81.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople811397414
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,7392,6222,117
Total workersCensus workers5,1793,9971,182
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.87%48.26%15.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7013,735966
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months478262216
Non-workerspeople10,5774,2856,292

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17599; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,005 households and 15,756 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.13% for males and 81.57% for females.
  • Of 5,179 workers, 90.77% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15851
Agricultural labourers21734
Household industry workers37042
Other workers3,956351

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
Thandla (NP)4640370615,756

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.