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Kolar 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 1,536,401 people
Households 333,348 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.39% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.72% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,536,401 1,056,328 480,073 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 333,348 227,058 106,290 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 170,423 116,231 54,192 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.09% 11% 11.29% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 979 973 992 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 962 955 979 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,016,219 649,421 366,798 Literacy rate% 74.39% 69.08% 86.13% Male literacy rate% 81.81% 78.11% 90.05% Female literacy rate% 66.84% 59.82% 82.18% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 465,867 327,424 138,443 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 78,875 72,143 6,732 Total workersCensus workers 717,872 545,094 172,778 Work participation rate% 46.72% 51.6% 35.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 584,590 431,414 153,176 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 133,282 113,680 19,602 Non-workerspeople 818,529 511,234 307,295
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 333,348 households and 1,536,401 residents. Urban residents made up 31.25% of the population. Rural residents made up 68.75%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.09% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.81% for males and 66.84% for females. Of 717,872 workers, 81.43% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 165,468 17,589 Agricultural labourers 142,049 59,184 Household industry workers 16,761 7,417 Other workers 260,312 49,092
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 803224 162,230 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803221 138,462 people within this district · Town
Census code 803225 57,276 people within this district · Town
Census code 803223 44,849 people within this district · Town
Census code 803222 40,050 people within this district · Town
Census code 803220 26,793 people within this district · Town
Census code 622843 10,413 people within this district · Census town