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Census town · Census 2011 · code 608914

Sanoor 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.
Population6,881people
Households1,482PCA households
Literacy rate90.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,8813,2833,598
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6586295291
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,7242,8052,919
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.93%93.88%88.27%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople619311308
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1417170
Total workersCensus workers3,2291,8991,330
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.93%57.84%36.96%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0581,7711,287
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months17112843
Non-workerspeople3,6521,3842,268

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25032; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,482 households and 6,881 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.88% for males and 88.27% for females.
  • Of 3,229 workers, 94.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20737
Agricultural labourers5221
Household industry workers141
Other workers2,785112

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
Sanoor (CT)569055246,881

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.