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Mysore 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 3,001,127 people
Households 700,968 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.79% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.79% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,001,127 1,755,714 1,245,413 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 700,968 406,952 294,016 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 305,561 184,028 121,533 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.18% 10.48% 9.76% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 985 978 996 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 961 963 959 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,962,180 994,670 967,510 Literacy rate% 72.79% 63.29% 86.09% Male literacy rate% 78.46% 70.64% 89.5% Female literacy rate% 67.06% 55.78% 82.67% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 536,643 380,388 156,255 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 334,547 257,081 77,466 Total workersCensus workers 1,314,268 840,952 473,316 Work participation rate% 43.79% 47.9% 38% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,082,108 667,491 414,617 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 232,160 173,461 58,699 Non-workerspeople 1,686,859 914,762 772,097
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 700,968 households and 3,001,127 residents. Urban residents made up 41.5% of the population. Rural residents made up 58.5%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.18% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.46% for males and 67.06% for females. Of 1,314,268 workers, 82.34% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 320,887 28,450 Agricultural labourers 208,164 102,838 Household industry workers 19,161 9,001 Other workers 533,896 91,871
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 803194 920,550 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803192 50,865 people within this district · Town
Census code 803197 50,598 people within this district · Town
Census code 803193 35,805 people within this district · Town
Census code 618829 23,162 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803198 21,896 people within this district · Town
Census code 618827 18,308 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803191 16,685 people within this district · Town
Census code 803195 14,313 people within this district · Town
Census code 619442 14,276 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803196 11,425 people within this district · Town
Census code 618831 11,234 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803199 9,980 people within this district · Town
Census code 618825 9,826 people within this district · Census town
Census code 618830 9,041 people within this district · Census town
Census code 618828 8,605 people within this district · Census town
Census code 618826 7,065 people within this district · Census town
Census code 618832 6,436 people within this district · Census town
Census code 619441 5,343 people within this district · Census town