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Census town · Census 2011 · code 624015

Chelur 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.
Population5,911people
Households1,462PCA households
Literacy rate73.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.39%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9112,9402,971
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6681344337
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,8492,0811,768
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.59%80.16%67.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople995455540
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople527246281
Total workersCensus workers2,2101,695515
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.39%57.65%17.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1521,664488
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months583127
Non-workerspeople3,7011,2452,456

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25466; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,462 households and 5,911 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.16% for males and 67.12% for females.
  • Of 2,210 workers, 97.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1041
Agricultural labourers46714
Household industry workers260
Other workers1,55543

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
Chelur (CT)582055985,911

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.