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district · Census 2011 · code 430

Rewa 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.
Population2,365,106people
Households526,065PCA households
Literacy rate71.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.94%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople2,365,1061,969,321395,785
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds526,065450,29775,768
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6351,983303,76148,222
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.88%15.42%12.18%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males931935910
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6885887872
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,441,7571,156,917284,840
Literacy rate%71.62%69.46%81.95%
Male literacy rate%81.43%79.86%88.84%
Female literacy rate%61.16%58.44%74.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople383,508334,87848,630
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople311,985286,27825,707
Total workersCensus workers991,946855,559136,387
Work participation rate%41.94%43.44%34.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months630,251522,083108,168
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months361,695333,47628,219
Non-workerspeople1,373,1601,113,762259,398

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 1361, 1362, 1363; 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 526,065 households and 2,365,106 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 16.73% of this area’s population, compared with 83.27% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.88% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 81.43% and female literacy was 61.16%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 991,946 Census workers, 63.54% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators189,67068,651
Agricultural labourers241,629221,877
Household industry workers30,65420,224
Other workers168,29850,943

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 802189

Rewa

235,654 people within this district · Municipal corporation

Census code 802187

Mauganj

26,420 people within this district · Town

Census code 802181

Teonthar

17,039 people within this district · Town

Census code 802186

Hanumana

16,771 people within this district · Town

Census code 802191

Gurh

14,608 people within this district · Town

Census code 802184

Mangawan

13,700 people within this district · Town

Census code 802185

Semaria

13,446 people within this district · Town

Census code 802182

Sirmour

11,878 people within this district · Town

Census code 802180

Chakghat

10,678 people within this district · Town

Census code 802190

Govindgarh

10,547 people within this district · Town

Census code 802188

Naigarhi

10,404 people within this district · Town

Census code 802183

Baikunthpur

10,282 people within this district · Town

Census code 467331

Nowbasata

4,358 people within this district · Census town