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Census town · Census 2011 · code 618825

Elwala 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.
Population9,826people
Households2,425PCA households
Literacy rate75.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.16%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,8264,9404,886
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,104560544
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,5893,6202,969
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.54%82.65%68.38%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,438701737
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,460741719
Total workersCensus workers4,2413,0391,202
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.16%61.52%24.6%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2102,428782
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,031611420
Non-workerspeople5,5851,9013,684

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25319; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,425 households and 9,826 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.65% for males and 68.38% for females.
  • Of 4,241 workers, 75.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1693
Agricultural labourers9023
Household industry workers6925
Other workers2,882980

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
Elwala (CT)577055729,826

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.