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Census town · Census 2011 · code 600884

Shaktinagar 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.
Population17,088people
Households3,802PCA households
Literacy rate75.61%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.24%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,0888,6328,456
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0151,0131,002
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,3976,5424,855
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.61%85.86%65.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0302,0611,969
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople802407395
Total workersCensus workers6,3644,6921,672
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.24%54.36%19.77%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,6314,2551,376
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months733437296
Non-workerspeople10,7243,9406,784

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24692; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,802 households and 17,088 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.86% for males and 65.13% for females.
  • Of 6,364 workers, 88.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6916
Agricultural labourers12975
Household industry workers12832
Other workers5,305610

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
Shaktinagar (CT)5590546117,088

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.