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district · Census 2011 · code 573

Mandya 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.
Population1,805,769people
Households428,625PCA households
Literacy rate70.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.26%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,805,7691,497,407308,362
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds428,625355,27173,354
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6172,685141,05831,627
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.56%9.42%10.26%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males9959931,004
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6939938944
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,149,649919,289230,360
Literacy rate%70.4%67.78%83.24%
Male literacy rate%78.27%76.34%87.78%
Female literacy rate%62.54%59.21%78.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople265,294221,94343,351
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22,40217,3615,041
Total workersCensus workers871,408749,665121,743
Work participation rate%48.26%50.06%39.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months714,901609,829105,072
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months156,507139,83616,671
Non-workerspeople934,361747,742186,619

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1808, 1809, 1810; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 428,625 households and 1,805,769 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 17.08% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.92%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.56% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.27% for males and 62.54% for females.
  • Of 871,408 workers, 82.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators350,99037,991
Agricultural labourers147,09369,066
Household industry workers11,2666,568
Other workers205,55242,882

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 803168

Mandya

137,358 people within this district · Town

Census code 803170

Malavalli

37,601 people within this district · Town

Census code 803169

Maddur

28,754 people within this district · Town

Census code 803164

Krishnarajpet

25,946 people within this district · Town

Census code 803166

Pandavapura

20,399 people within this district · Town

Census code 803165

Nagamangala

17,776 people within this district · Town

Census code 614310

Hongalli

9,074 people within this district · Census town

Census code 614653

Mellahalli

6,393 people within this district · Census town