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Municipal corporation · Census 2011 · code 802435

Khandwa 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.
Population200,738people
Households39,002PCA households
Literacy rate86.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.74%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople200,738102,90197,837
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–624,80113,03111,770
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+151,54581,19870,347
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.14%90.35%81.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople27,43013,92813,502
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople8,1394,2733,866
Total workersCensus workers65,72153,61712,104
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.74%52.11%12.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months59,01149,2819,730
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,7104,3362,374
Non-workerspeople135,01749,28485,733

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 17645; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 39,002 households and 200,738 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.35% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.35% for males and 81.74% for females.
  • Of 65,721 workers, 89.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators65472
Agricultural labourers1,028383
Household industry workers3,671272
Other workers53,6585,983

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
Khandwa (M Corp.)46603716200,738

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