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Census town · Census 2011 · code 597797

Sambra population.
Households, literacy and work.

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

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population13,159people
Households2,258PCA households
Literacy rate87.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,1598,2504,909
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,094594500
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,5497,1603,389
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.43%93.52%76.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople807431376
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople864937
Total workersCensus workers6,8415,954887
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population51.99%72.17%18.07%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8793,155724
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,9622,799163
Non-workerspeople6,3182,2964,022

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24558; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,258 households and 13,159 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.52% for males and 76.87% for females.
  • Of 6,841 workers, 56.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25671
Agricultural labourers481117
Household industry workers8232
Other workers3,0602,742

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sambra (CT)5550543813,159

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.