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Census town · Census 2011 · code 617599

Thumbe 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.
Population6,230people
Households1,200PCA households
Literacy rate87.64%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,2303,1233,107
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6663362301
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,8792,5942,285
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.64%93.95%81.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople934152
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1679
Total workersCensus workers3,0981,8721,226
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population49.73%59.94%39.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0321,8421,190
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months663036
Non-workerspeople3,1321,2511,881

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25262; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,200 households and 6,230 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.95% for males and 81.43% for females.
  • Of 3,098 workers, 97.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators290
Agricultural labourers411
Household industry workers97220
Other workers1,99045

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
Thumbe (CT)575055626,230

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.