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Census town · Census 2011 · code 597801

Machche 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.
Population18,073people
Households4,149PCA households
Literacy rate86.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,0739,3058,768
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4111,2701,141
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,5327,3436,189
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.4%91.39%81.15%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,618801817
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople940478462
Total workersCensus workers6,8165,3071,509
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.71%57.03%17.21%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,1575,0641,093
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months659243416
Non-workerspeople11,2573,9987,259

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24562; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,149 households and 18,073 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.39% for males and 81.15% for females.
  • Of 6,816 workers, 90.33% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators39227
Agricultural labourers192177
Household industry workers32456
Other workers5,249399

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
Machche (CT)5550543818,073

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.