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Census town · Census 2011 · code 617511

Adyar 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.
Population7,034people
Households1,413PCA households
Literacy rate88.16%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,0343,4883,546
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6697369328
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,5872,8842,703
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.16%92.47%84%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople302143159
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople693435
Total workersCensus workers3,3652,0401,325
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.84%58.49%37.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2111,9591,252
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1548173
Non-workerspeople3,6691,4482,221

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25242; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,413 households and 7,034 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.91% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.47% for males and 84% for females.
  • Of 3,365 workers, 95.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators500
Agricultural labourers465
Household industry workers86150
Other workers2,25499

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
Adyar (CT)575055617,034

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.