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Chitradurga 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 1,659,456 people
Households 357,003 PCA households
Literacy rate 73.71% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 51.62% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,659,456 1,329,923 329,533 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 357,003 283,669 73,334 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 184,280 149,294 34,986 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.1% 11.23% 10.62% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 974 969 994 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 947 947 948 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,087,392 834,419 252,973 Literacy rate% 73.71% 70.68% 85.89% Male literacy rate% 81.37% 79.19% 90.22% Female literacy rate% 65.88% 61.91% 81.55% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 389,117 333,571 55,546 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 302,554 266,526 36,028 Total workersCensus workers 856,587 733,242 123,345 Work participation rate% 51.62% 55.13% 37.43% Main workersworked at least 6 months 667,479 560,184 107,295 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 189,108 173,058 16,050 Non-workerspeople 802,869 596,681 206,188
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 357,003 households and 1,659,456 residents. Urban residents made up 19.86% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.14%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.1% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.37% for males and 65.88% for females. Of 856,587 workers, 77.92% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 257,076 29,169 Agricultural labourers 192,769 101,568 Household industry workers 16,718 9,517 Other workers 200,916 48,854
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 803120 145,853 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803123 56,416 people within this district · Town
Census code 803119 55,194 people within this district · Town
Census code 803122 28,370 people within this district · Town
Census code 803118 15,797 people within this district · Town
Census code 803121 15,783 people within this district · Town
Census code 605820 6,236 people within this district · Census town
Census code 605618 5,884 people within this district · Census town