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Census town · Census 2011 · code 618829

Hinkal 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.
Population23,162people
Households5,990PCA households
Literacy rate82.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,16211,83011,332
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2251,1721,053
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,2939,2868,007
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.6%87.13%77.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0971,0461,051
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,0531,0261,027
Total workersCensus workers9,2857,1092,176
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.09%60.09%19.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,8206,1741,646
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,465935530
Non-workerspeople13,8774,7219,156

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25323; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,990 households and 23,162 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.13% for males and 77.9% for females.
  • Of 9,285 workers, 84.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5625
Agricultural labourers3818
Household industry workers8924
Other workers7,6371,398

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
Hinkal (CT)5770557223,162

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.