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Dharwad 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 1,847,023 people
Households 382,700 PCA households
Literacy rate 80% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.49% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,847,023 797,484 1,049,539 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 382,700 160,674 222,026 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 219,942 101,160 118,782 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.91% 12.68% 11.32% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 971 948 989 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 944 933 954 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,301,664 501,954 799,710 Literacy rate% 80% 72.09% 85.92% Male literacy rate% 86.37% 80.98% 90.49% Female literacy rate% 73.46% 62.72% 81.31% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 177,855 71,387 106,468 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 87,548 50,089 37,459 Total workersCensus workers 784,833 407,220 377,613 Work participation rate% 42.49% 51.06% 35.98% Main workersworked at least 6 months 690,948 352,687 338,261 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 93,885 54,533 39,352 Non-workerspeople 1,062,190 390,264 671,926
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 382,700 households and 1,847,023 residents. Urban residents made up 56.82% of the population. Rural residents made up 43.18%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.91% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.37% for males and 73.46% for females. Of 784,833 workers, 88.04% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 152,978 11,301 Agricultural labourers 169,525 38,117 Household industry workers 13,054 3,409 Other workers 355,391 41,058
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 803083 943,788 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 803086 28,267 people within this district · Town
Census code 803085 24,613 people within this district · Town
Census code 803088 18,726 people within this district · Town
Census code 803084 17,228 people within this district · Town
Census code 803087 16,917 people within this district · Town