Literate12,94,198Chhindwara
Literate males7,31,294
Literate females5,62,904
Illiterate7,96,724
Literacy %61.9%
Population20,90,922
Literacy
Literate12,94,198
Literate males7,31,294
Literate females5,62,904
Literacy %61.9%
Illiterate7,96,724
Illiterate males3,33,174
Illiterate females4,63,550
Population Overview
Total population20,90,922
Males10,64,468
Females10,26,454
Sex ratio964per 1,000 males
Households4,43,361
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,72,289
Boys 0–61,39,220
Girls 0–61,33,069
Child %13%
SC / ST
SC population2,32,244
SC males1,18,465
SC females1,13,779
SC %11.1%
ST population7,69,778
ST males3,85,785
ST females3,83,993
ST %36.8%
Workers — Total
Total workers9,57,984
Worker males5,82,263
Worker females3,75,721
Work participation %45.8%
Non-workers11,32,938
Non-worker males4,82,205
Non-worker females6,50,733
Workers — Main
Main workers6,73,845
Main males4,64,437
Main females2,09,408
Cultivators2,37,158
Cultivator males1,71,201
Cultivator females65,957
Agri labourers2,33,522
Agri labourer males1,31,562
Agri labourer females1,01,960
Household industry9,980
HH industry males7,601
HH industry females2,379
Other workers1,93,185
Other males1,54,073
Other females39,112
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,84,139
Marginal males1,17,826
Marginal females1,66,313
Marg. cultivators45,953
Marg. agri labourers1,89,146
Marg. HH industry4,605
Marg. other44,435
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males16,830
Marg. cultivator females29,123
Marg. agri lab. males69,760
Marg. agri lab. females1,19,386
Marg. HH industry males2,274
Marg. HH industry females2,331
Marg. other males28,962
Marg. other females15,473
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,31,994
3–6 mo males96,743
3–6 mo females1,35,251
3–6 mo cultivators35,388
3–6 mo cult. males12,774
3–6 mo cult. females22,614
3–6 mo agri lab.1,59,208
3–6 mo agri lab. males59,309
3–6 mo agri lab. females99,899
3–6 mo HH industry3,441
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,791
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,650
3–6 mo other33,957
3–6 mo other males22,869
3–6 mo other females11,088
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers52,145
0–3 mo males21,083
0–3 mo females31,062
0–3 mo cultivators10,565
0–3 mo cult. males4,056
0–3 mo cult. females6,509
0–3 mo agri lab.29,938
0–3 mo agri lab. males10,451
0–3 mo agri lab. females19,487
0–3 mo HH industry1,164
0–3 mo HH ind. males483
0–3 mo HH ind. females681
0–3 mo other10,478
0–3 mo other males6,093
0–3 mo other females4,385