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Census town · Census 2011 · code 617515

Belma 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.
Population6,452people
Households1,058PCA households
Literacy rate88.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,4523,1093,343
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6798411387
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,0232,5512,472
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.84%94.55%83.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1417170
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople251114
Total workersCensus workers2,5521,703849
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.55%54.78%25.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3171,606711
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months23597138
Non-workerspeople3,9001,4062,494

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25246; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,058 households and 6,452 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.37% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.55% for males and 83.63% for females.
  • Of 2,552 workers, 90.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators431
Agricultural labourers248
Household industry workers543114
Other workers1,707112

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
Belma (CT)575055616,452

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.