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Census town · Census 2011 · code 617517

Someshwar 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.
Population24,066people
Households5,121PCA households
Literacy rate93.33%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.82%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,06611,83012,236
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2801,1651,115
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,33310,31710,016
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.33%96.74%90.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople243104139
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19190101
Total workersCensus workers10,7866,9293,857
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.82%58.57%31.52%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,3736,6813,692
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months413248165
Non-workerspeople13,2804,9018,379

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25248; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,121 households and 24,066 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.47% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.74% for males and 90.06% for females.
  • Of 10,786 workers, 96.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators631
Agricultural labourers385
Household industry workers2,01991
Other workers8,253316

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
Someshwar (CT)5750556124,066

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.