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Census town · Census 2011 · code 608758

Koteshwar 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.
Population10,229people
Households2,131PCA households
Literacy rate86.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,2294,8875,342
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6960487473
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0094,0273,982
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.41%91.52%81.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1829686
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople924547
Total workersCensus workers4,1362,9031,233
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.43%59.4%23.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,8582,7401,118
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months278163115
Non-workerspeople6,0931,9844,109

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25007; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,131 households and 10,229 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.52% for males and 81.78% for females.
  • Of 4,136 workers, 93.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1737
Agricultural labourers30222
Household industry workers396
Other workers3,344243

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
Koteshwar (CT)5690552210,229

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.