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Tumkur 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 2,678,980 people
Households 640,081 PCA households
Literacy rate 75.14% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.57% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,678,980 2,079,902 599,078 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 640,081 497,521 142,560 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 265,742 203,685 62,057 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.92% 9.79% 10.36% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 984 983 984 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 959 959 959 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,813,391 1,344,438 468,953 Literacy rate% 75.14% 71.66% 87.32% Male literacy rate% 82.81% 80.48% 90.93% Female literacy rate% 67.38% 62.71% 83.67% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 506,901 429,957 76,944 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 209,559 180,024 29,535 Total workersCensus workers 1,354,646 1,120,199 234,447 Work participation rate% 50.57% 53.86% 39.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,078,431 876,518 201,913 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 276,215 243,681 32,534 Non-workerspeople 1,324,334 959,703 364,631
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 640,081 households and 2,678,980 residents. Urban residents made up 22.36% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.64%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.92% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.81% for males and 67.38% for females. Of 1,354,646 workers, 79.61% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 459,644 46,266 Agricultural labourers 220,018 132,268 Household industry workers 37,836 16,687 Other workers 360,933 80,994
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 803157 302,143 people within this district · Town
Census code 803159 59,543 people within this district · Town
Census code 803153 57,554 people within this district · Town
Census code 803161 34,155 people within this district · Town
Census code 803155 29,159 people within this district · Town
Census code 803154 28,486 people within this district · Town
Census code 803152 23,206 people within this district · Town
Census code 803158 18,446 people within this district · Town
Census code 803156 15,265 people within this district · Town
Census code 610265 14,304 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803160 14,194 people within this district · Town
Census code 612434 2,623 people within this district · Census town