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Shimoga 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 1,752,753 people
Households 406,816 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.45% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.54% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,752,753 1,129,026 623,727 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 406,816 259,456 147,360 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 182,751 119,703 63,048 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.43% 10.6% 10.11% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 998 995 1,002 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 958 966 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,263,016 770,817 492,199 Literacy rate% 80.45% 76.37% 87.79% Male literacy rate% 86.07% 83.14% 91.35% Female literacy rate% 74.84% 69.6% 84.24% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 308,158 225,316 82,842 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 65,412 49,963 15,449 Total workersCensus workers 780,598 554,351 226,247 Work participation rate% 44.54% 49.1% 36.27% Main workersworked at least 6 months 652,789 449,946 202,843 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 127,809 104,405 23,404 Non-workerspeople 972,155 574,675 397,480
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 406,816 households and 1,752,753 residents. Urban residents made up 35.59% of the population. Rural residents made up 64.41%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.43% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.07% for males and 74.84% for females. Of 780,598 workers, 83.63% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 189,098 15,395 Agricultural labourers 179,780 66,684 Household industry workers 10,772 4,315 Other workers 273,139 41,415
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 803137 322,650 people within this district · Town
Census code 803138 151,102 people within this district · Town
Census code 803131 54,550 people within this district · Town
Census code 803134 36,015 people within this district · Town
Census code 803133 16,864 people within this district · Town
Census code 803136 14,528 people within this district · Town
Census code 803132 11,332 people within this district · Town
Census code 803130 10,847 people within this district · Town
Census code 803135 5,839 people within this district · Town