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Raichur population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Karnataka, using 2011 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.
Population 1,928,812 people
Households 363,853 PCA households
Literacy rate 59.56% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.84% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,928,812 1,438,464 490,348 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 363,853 267,585 96,268 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 283,733 219,804 63,929 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.71% 15.28% 13.04% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,000 1,004 989 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 950 951 949 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 979,769 659,440 320,329 Literacy rate% 59.56% 54.11% 75.12% Male literacy rate% 70.47% 66.01% 83.1% Female literacy rate% 48.73% 42.37% 67.1% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 400,933 313,581 87,352 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 367,071 334,023 33,048 Total workersCensus workers 903,413 726,993 176,420 Work participation rate% 46.84% 50.54% 35.98% Main workersworked at least 6 months 725,985 575,393 150,592 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 177,428 151,600 25,828 Non-workerspeople 1,025,399 711,471 313,928
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 363,853 households and 1,928,812 residents. Urban residents made up 25.42% of the population. Rural residents made up 74.58%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.71% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 70.47% for males and 48.73% for females. Of 903,413 workers, 80.36% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 233,257 12,042 Agricultural labourers 269,528 113,998 Household industry workers 13,243 5,852 Other workers 209,957 45,536
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 803067 234,073 people within this district · Town
Census code 803069 75,837 people within this district · Town
Census code 803068 46,465 people within this district · Town
Census code 803064 35,411 people within this district · Town
Census code 803066 28,929 people within this district · Town
Census code 803063 22,731 people within this district · Town
Census code 600884 17,088 people within this district · Census town
Census code 600535 16,278 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803065 13,536 people within this district · Town