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district · Census 2011 · code 456

Seoni 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.
Population1,379,131people
Households314,767PCA households
Literacy rate72.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.63%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,379,1311,215,241163,890
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds314,767278,25036,517
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6180,784162,97817,806
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.11%13.41%10.86%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males982985961
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6953958905
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+864,194734,368129,826
Literacy rate%72.12%69.79%88.87%
Male literacy rate%80.45%78.64%93.29%
Female literacy rate%63.67%60.83%84.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople130,797112,43618,361
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople519,856505,73014,126
Total workersCensus workers684,434628,17056,264
Work participation rate%49.63%51.69%34.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months397,575348,93648,639
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months286,859279,2347,625
Non-workerspeople694,697587,071107,626

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 1439, 1440, 1441; 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 314,767 households and 1,379,131 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 11.88% of this area’s population, compared with 88.12% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.11% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 80.45% and female literacy was 63.67%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 684,434 Census workers, 58.09% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators131,23242,433
Agricultural labourers164,802211,602
Household industry workers6,8145,143
Other workers94,72727,681

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 802393

Seoni

102,343 people within this district · Town

Census code 802392

Lakhnadon

17,302 people within this district · Town

Census code 802394

Barghat

12,100 people within this district · Town

Census code 496624

Keolari

9,654 people within this district · Census town

Census code 496325

Ghansaur

7,120 people within this district · Census town