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district · Census 2011 · code 420

Bhind population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Madhya Pradesh, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population1,703,005people
Households299,233PCA households
Literacy rate75.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.58%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,703,0051,270,083432,922
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds299,233226,67172,562
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6248,230189,32858,902
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.58%14.91%13.61%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males837828865
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6843841848
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,094,917800,035294,882
Literacy rate%75.26%74.03%78.84%
Male literacy rate%85.4%84.79%87.21%
Female literacy rate%63.14%60.99%69.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople374,799284,49990,300
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople6,1311,4254,706
Total workersCensus workers520,768405,578115,190
Work participation rate%30.58%31.93%26.61%
Main workersworked at least 6 months422,111324,15897,953
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months98,65781,42017,237
Non-workerspeople1,182,237864,505317,732

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1331, 1332, 1333; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 299,233 households and 1,703,005 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 25.42% of this area’s population, compared with 74.58% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.58% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 85.4% and female literacy was 63.14%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 520,768 Census workers, 81.06% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators216,81814,367
Agricultural labourers101,24157,025
Household industry workers6,4253,413
Other workers97,62723,852

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 802090

Bhind

197,585 people within this district · Town

Census code 802094

Gohad

58,939 people within this district · Town

Census code 802097

Lahar

35,674 people within this district · Town

Census code 802092

Mehgaon

21,335 people within this district · Town

Census code 802093

Gormi

20,841 people within this district · Town

Census code 802095

Mau

20,147 people within this district · Town

Census code 802099

Daboh

18,097 people within this district · Town

Census code 802096

Mihona

16,935 people within this district · Town

Census code 802089

Phuphkalan

12,657 people within this district · Town

Census code 802091

Akoda

12,534 people within this district · Town

Census code 802098

Alampur

10,686 people within this district · Town

Census code 453453

Malanpur

7,492 people within this district · Census town