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district · Census 2011 · code 582

Chikkaballapura population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Karnataka, using 2011 geography.

Karnataka · Census 2011

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.

Population1,255,104people

Households284,698PCA households

Literacy rate69.76%% of people aged 7+

Work participation50.97%% of all residents

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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011	Total	Rural	Urban
Populationpeople	1,255,104	973,985	281,119
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds	284,698	220,987	63,711
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6	132,286	100,028	32,258
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%	10.54%	10.27%	11.47%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males	972	970	980
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6	953	957	941
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+	783,222	580,231	202,991
Literacy rate%	69.76%	66.39%	81.57%
Male literacy rate%	77.75%	75.41%	86.01%
Female literacy rate%	61.55%	57.1%	77.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople	312,565	272,891	39,674
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople	156,487	139,201	17,286
Total workersCensus workers	639,778	529,246	110,532
Work participation rate%	50.97%	54.34%	39.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months	535,565	440,963	94,602
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months	104,213	88,283	15,930
Non-workerspeople	615,326	444,739	170,587

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1835, 1836, 1837; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

Census 2011 recorded 284,698 households and 1,255,104 residents.
Urban residents made up 22.4% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.6%.
Children aged 0–6 made up 10.54% of residents.
Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.75% for males and 61.55% for females.
Of 639,778 workers, 83.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activity	Main workers	Marginal workers
Cultivators	197,814	14,412
Agricultural labourers	154,094	52,845
Household industry workers	14,025	6,251
Other workers	169,632	30,705

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 803231

Chintamani

76,068 people within this district · Town

Census code 803227