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district · Census 2011 · code 454

Mandla 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.
Population1,054,905people
Households250,146PCA households
Literacy rate66.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation53.05%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,054,905924,716130,189
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds250,146220,81529,331
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6150,263136,22314,040
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.24%14.73%10.78%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0081,014969
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6970976911
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+604,962503,725101,237
Literacy rate%66.87%63.88%87.16%
Male literacy rate%77.52%75.28%92.35%
Female literacy rate%56.39%52.72%81.84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople48,42536,20512,220
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople610,528590,43520,093
Total workersCensus workers559,649512,51047,139
Work participation rate%53.05%55.42%36.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months325,159285,77339,386
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months234,490226,7377,753
Non-workerspeople495,256412,20683,050

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 1433, 1434, 1435; 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 250,146 households and 1,054,905 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 12.34% of this area’s population, compared with 87.66% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.24% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 77.52% and female literacy was 56.39%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 559,649 Census workers, 58.1% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators116,26732,664
Agricultural labourers138,833180,076
Household industry workers5,2284,225
Other workers64,83117,525

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 802373

Mandla

55,133 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802376

Nainpur

24,914 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802375

Bichhiya

10,427 people within this district · Town

Census code 802374

Bamhani

10,266 people within this district · Town

Census code 492983

Deodara

10,008 people within this district · Census town

Census code 802372

Niwas

8,248 people within this district · Town

Census code 492984

Khairi

6,438 people within this district · Census town

Census code 493668

Pindrai

4,755 people within this district · Census town