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district · Census 2011 · code 465

Alirajpur 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.
Population728,999people
Households123,800PCA households
Literacy rate36.1%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.32%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople728,999671,92557,074
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds123,800113,12910,671
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6147,961139,5368,425
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%20.3%20.77%14.76%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0111,014972
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6978978968
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+209,754170,81238,942
Literacy rate%36.1%32.08%80.05%
Male literacy rate%42.02%37.85%86.48%
Female literacy rate%30.29%26.45%73.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople26,87723,5033,374
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople648,638627,83520,803
Total workersCensus workers366,797346,93419,863
Work participation rate%50.32%51.63%34.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months265,029247,46317,566
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months101,76899,4712,297
Non-workerspeople362,202324,99137,211

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 1466, 1467, 1468; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 123,800 households and 728,999 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 7.83% of this area’s population, compared with 92.17% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 20.3% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 42.02% and female literacy was 30.29%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 366,797 Census workers, 72.25% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators209,12547,268
Agricultural labourers26,18547,508
Household industry workers2,8171,249
Other workers26,9025,743

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 802433

Alirajpur

28,498 people within this district · Town

Census code 802432

Jobat

11,976 people within this district · Town

Census code 802431

Bhavra

10,968 people within this district · Town

Census code 505451

Nanpur

5,632 people within this district · Census town