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district · Census 2011 · code 432

Neemuch 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.
Population826,067people
Households179,746PCA households
Literacy rate70.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.68%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople826,067580,837245,230
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds179,746131,20148,545
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6107,38478,18429,200
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13%13.46%11.91%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males954969921
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6927932914
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+508,834330,646178,188
Literacy rate%70.8%65.78%82.48%
Male literacy rate%83.91%81.03%90.42%
Female literacy rate%57.13%50.13%73.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople111,16279,19331,969
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople71,44162,9018,540
Total workersCensus workers418,682323,10195,581
Work participation rate%50.68%55.63%38.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months358,500271,52086,980
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months60,18251,5818,601
Non-workerspeople407,385257,736149,649

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 1367, 1368, 1369; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 179,746 households and 826,067 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 29.69% of this area’s population, compared with 70.31% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 83.91% and female literacy was 57.13%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 418,682 Census workers, 85.63% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators163,68311,919
Agricultural labourers96,35039,980
Household industry workers3,378642
Other workers95,0897,641

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 802200

Neemuch

128,561 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802203

Manasa

26,551 people within this district · Town

Census code 802202

Rampura

18,364 people within this district · Town

Census code 802197

Jawad

17,129 people within this district · Town

Census code 802204

Kukdeshwar

11,956 people within this district · Town

Census code 802201

Jiran

11,518 people within this district · Town

Census code 802198

Singoli

9,523 people within this district · Town

Census code 802199

Ratangarh

7,994 people within this district · Town

Census code 802196

Diken

7,951 people within this district · Town

Census code 468368

Khor

5,683 people within this district · Census town