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Town · Census 2011 · code 802429

Jhabua 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.
Population35,753people
Households7,270PCA households
Literacy rate86.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.19%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,75318,37517,378
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,8112,5052,306
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,63414,40112,233
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.08%90.74%81.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4021,2281,174
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople13,1506,7926,358
Total workersCensus workers11,8678,8543,013
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.19%48.19%17.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,5548,0352,519
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,313819494
Non-workerspeople23,8869,52114,365

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17611; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,270 households and 35,753 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.74% for males and 81.16% for females.
  • Of 11,867 workers, 88.94% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators27267
Agricultural labourers25198
Household industry workers27981
Other workers9,7521,067

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
Jhabua (M)4640370935,753

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.