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Chikmagalur 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 1,137,961 people
Households 276,085 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.25% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 49.72% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,137,961 898,453 239,508 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 276,085 218,247 57,838 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 105,328 82,205 23,123 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.26% 9.15% 9.65% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,008 1,008 1,011 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 969 971 963 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 818,345 628,083 190,262 Literacy rate% 79.25% 76.95% 87.93% Male literacy rate% 85.41% 83.82% 91.4% Female literacy rate% 73.16% 70.15% 84.51% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 253,651 218,406 35,245 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 44,970 40,142 4,828 Total workersCensus workers 565,774 472,818 92,956 Work participation rate% 49.72% 52.63% 38.81% Main workersworked at least 6 months 480,229 398,443 81,786 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 85,545 74,375 11,170 Non-workerspeople 572,187 425,635 146,552
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 276,085 households and 1,137,961 residents. Urban residents made up 21.05% of the population. Rural residents made up 78.95%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.26% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.41% for males and 73.16% for females. Of 565,774 workers, 84.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 135,921 19,471 Agricultural labourers 92,037 34,563 Household industry workers 6,305 2,568 Other workers 245,966 28,943
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 803149 118,401 people within this district · Town
Census code 803146 35,942 people within this district · Town
Census code 803148 34,151 people within this district · Town
Census code 803147 22,723 people within this district · Town
Census code 803150 9,677 people within this district · Town
Census code 803145 7,458 people within this district · Town
Census code 803144 4,993 people within this district · Town
Census code 803143 3,922 people within this district · Town
Census code 803151 2,241 people within this district · Town