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Census town · Census 2011 · code 597800

Peeranwadi 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.
Population17,874people
Households4,130PCA households
Literacy rate81.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.08%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,8749,2078,667
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3801,2551,125
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,6826,9525,730
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.85%87.42%75.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,096544552
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople767404363
Total workersCensus workers6,9865,3101,676
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.08%57.67%19.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,1265,0131,113
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months860297563
Non-workerspeople10,8883,8976,991

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24561; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,130 households and 17,874 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.42% for males and 75.97% for females.
  • Of 6,986 workers, 87.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13021
Agricultural labourers228256
Household industry workers114150
Other workers5,654433

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
Peeranwadi (CT)5550543817,874

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.