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Davanagere 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 1,945,497 people
Households 410,176 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.74% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.99% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,945,497 1,316,487 629,010 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 410,176 275,421 134,755 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 217,731 147,770 69,961 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.19% 11.22% 11.12% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 972 970 977 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 948 946 952 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,308,540 838,823 469,717 Literacy rate% 75.74% 71.77% 84.02% Male literacy rate% 82.4% 79.63% 88.19% Female literacy rate% 68.91% 63.69% 79.77% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 392,595 315,926 76,669 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 233,112 191,754 41,358 Total workersCensus workers 875,207 640,621 234,586 Work participation rate% 44.99% 48.66% 37.29% Main workersworked at least 6 months 705,099 513,459 191,640 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 170,108 127,162 42,946 Non-workerspeople 1,070,290 675,866 394,424
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 410,176 households and 1,945,497 residents. Urban residents made up 32.33% of the population. Rural residents made up 67.67%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.19% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.4% for males and 68.91% for females. Of 875,207 workers, 80.56% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 215,082 15,764 Agricultural labourers 216,553 79,320 Household industry workers 20,397 11,041 Other workers 253,067 63,983
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 803127 434,971 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 803124 83,219 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803125 47,039 people within this district · Town
Census code 803129 21,313 people within this district · Town
Census code 803128 17,928 people within this district · Town
Census code 803126 17,257 people within this district · Town
Census code 606288 4,655 people within this district · Census town
Census code 606289 2,628 people within this district · Census town