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district · Census 2011 · code 431

Umaria 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.
Population644,758people
Households145,024PCA households
Literacy rate65.89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.93%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople644,758534,214110,544
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds145,024121,24123,783
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6103,41489,92913,485
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.04%16.83%12.2%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males950956919
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6943945928
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+356,672279,64277,030
Literacy rate%65.89%62.94%79.36%
Male literacy rate%76.02%73.56%87.05%
Female literacy rate%55.23%51.87%70.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople58,14745,11713,030
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople300,687274,77425,913
Total workersCensus workers289,691253,84335,848
Work participation rate%44.93%47.52%32.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months138,600111,94526,655
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months151,091141,8989,193
Non-workerspeople355,067280,37174,696

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 1364, 1365, 1366; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 145,024 households and 644,758 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 17.15% of this area’s population, compared with 82.85% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.04% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 76.02% and female literacy was 55.23%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 289,691 Census workers, 47.84% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators47,87917,490
Agricultural labourers41,545104,145
Household industry workers3,8734,894
Other workers45,30324,562

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

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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 802192

Umaria

33,114 people within this district · Town

Census code 802194

Pali

22,324 people within this district · Town

Census code 802195

Nowrozabad

21,883 people within this district · Town

Census code 802193

Chandia

15,891 people within this district · Town

Census code 468177

Maliya Guda

8,260 people within this district · Census town

Census code 468238

Mahura

4,664 people within this district · Census town

Census code 468176

Goraiya

4,408 people within this district · Census town