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Census town · Census 2011 · code 617422

Shravanabelgola 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.
Population6,485people
Households1,692PCA households
Literacy rate84.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4853,1203,365
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6636321315
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,9712,5552,416
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.99%91.28%79.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople626311315
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople331154177
Total workersCensus workers2,6031,916687
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.14%61.41%20.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2951,781514
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months308135173
Non-workerspeople3,8821,2042,678

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25221; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,692 households and 6,485 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.28% for males and 79.21% for females.
  • Of 2,603 workers, 88.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators31040
Agricultural labourers8134
Household industry workers249
Other workers1,880225

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
Shravanabelgola (CT)574055606,485

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.