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Census town · Census 2011 · code 597802

Yellur 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.
Population11,850people
Households2,638PCA households
Literacy rate83.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,8506,0635,787
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,319652667
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,7584,8343,924
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.16%89.34%76.64%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople520256264
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople572631
Total workersCensus workers5,2103,5661,644
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.97%58.82%28.41%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,0233,043980
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,187523664
Non-workerspeople6,6402,4974,143

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24563; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,638 households and 11,850 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.13% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.34% for males and 76.64% for females.
  • Of 5,210 workers, 77.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators57098
Agricultural labourers440391
Household industry workers12657
Other workers2,887641

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
Yellur (CT)5550543811,850

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.