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Uttara Kannada 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 1,437,169 people
Households 324,530 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.06% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.34% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,437,169 1,018,188 418,981 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 324,530 228,887 95,643 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 150,115 106,741 43,374 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.45% 10.48% 10.35% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 979 977 982 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 955 957 950 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,081,906 741,129 340,777 Literacy rate% 84.06% 81.31% 90.73% Male literacy rate% 89.63% 87.63% 94.49% Female literacy rate% 78.39% 74.87% 86.91% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 116,431 78,859 37,572 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 34,239 27,949 6,290 Total workersCensus workers 608,526 463,305 145,221 Work participation rate% 42.34% 45.5% 34.66% Main workersworked at least 6 months 498,304 370,334 127,970 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 110,222 92,971 17,251 Non-workerspeople 828,643 554,883 273,760
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 324,530 households and 1,437,169 residents. Urban residents made up 29.15% of the population. Rural residents made up 70.85%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.45% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.63% for males and 78.39% for females. Of 608,526 workers, 81.89% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 96,547 15,034 Agricultural labourers 82,131 34,205 Household industry workers 6,853 2,639 Other workers 312,773 58,344
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 803090 77,139 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803094 62,882 people within this district · Town
Census code 803089 52,069 people within this district · Town
Census code 803096 36,719 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803099 32,000 people within this district · Town
Census code 803091 24,238 people within this district · Town
Census code 803095 22,249 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803092 20,452 people within this district · Town
Census code 803098 19,109 people within this district · Town
Census code 803093 18,866 people within this district · Town
Census code 803097 14,204 people within this district · Town
Census code 603878 10,802 people within this district · Census town
Census code 603877 6,928 people within this district · Census town
Census code 603405 5,409 people within this district · Census town
Census code 602628 4,403 people within this district · Census town
Census code 603404 4,286 people within this district · Census town
Census code 603095 3,670 people within this district · Town
Census code 602879 3,556 people within this district · Census town