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Census town · Census 2011 · code 617512

Arkula 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.
Population5,077people
Households965PCA households
Literacy rate90.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,0772,5542,523
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6509283226
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,1232,1441,979
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.26%94.41%86.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1376275
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1569
Total workersCensus workers2,4641,531933
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.53%59.95%36.98%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3951,504891
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months692742
Non-workerspeople2,6131,0231,590

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25243; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 965 households and 5,077 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.41% for males and 86.16% for females.
  • Of 2,464 workers, 97.2% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators804
Agricultural labourers153
Household industry workers5948
Other workers1,70654

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
Arkula (CT)575055615,077

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.