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Census town · Census 2011 · code 617503

Kolambe 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.
Population5,592people
Households1,239PCA households
Literacy rate87.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.44%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5922,7612,831
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6498256242
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4802,3222,158
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.95%92.69%83.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople374187187
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople502624
Total workersCensus workers2,6531,662991
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.44%60.2%35.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3191,448871
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months334214120
Non-workerspeople2,9391,0991,840

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25234; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,239 households and 5,592 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.69% for males and 83.35% for females.
  • Of 2,653 workers, 87.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6723
Agricultural labourers4241
Household industry workers50239
Other workers1,708231

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
Kolambe (CT)575055615,592

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.