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Census town · Census 2011 · code 614653

Mellahalli 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.
Population6,393people
Households1,616PCA households
Literacy rate81.27%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3933,2213,172
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6637322315
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,6782,5082,170
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.27%86.51%75.95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople415204211
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1175760
Total workersCensus workers2,4721,927545
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.67%59.83%17.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9731,635338
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months499292207
Non-workerspeople3,9211,2942,627

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25177; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,616 households and 6,393 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.51% for males and 75.95% for females.
  • Of 2,472 workers, 79.81% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25112
Agricultural labourers76124
Household industry workers4118
Other workers1,605345

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
Mellahalli (CT)573055516,393

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.