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Chamarajanagar 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 1,020,791 people
Households 244,874 PCA households
Literacy rate 61.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 47.19% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,020,791 845,817 174,974 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 244,874 204,137 40,737 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 100,648 82,603 18,045 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 9.86% 9.77% 10.31% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 993 991 1,003 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 953 954 951 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 565,279 442,260 123,019 Literacy rate% 61.43% 57.95% 78.39% Male literacy rate% 67.93% 64.8% 83.29% Female literacy rate% 54.92% 51.06% 73.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 259,445 221,650 37,795 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 120,219 96,434 23,785 Total workersCensus workers 481,693 414,393 67,300 Work participation rate% 47.19% 48.99% 38.46% Main workersworked at least 6 months 381,408 323,531 57,877 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 100,285 90,862 9,423 Non-workerspeople 539,098 431,424 107,674
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 244,874 households and 1,020,791 residents. Urban residents made up 17.14% of the population. Rural residents made up 82.86%. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.86% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 67.93% for males and 54.92% for females. Of 481,693 workers, 79.18% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 104,418 8,687 Agricultural labourers 154,300 60,003 Household industry workers 10,241 3,766 Other workers 112,449 27,829
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 803201 69,875 people within this district · Town
Census code 803203 57,149 people within this district · Town
Census code 803200 28,105 people within this district · Town
Census code 803204 11,066 people within this district · Town
Census code 803202 8,779 people within this district · Town