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Town · Census 2011 · code 802313

Kolar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Madhya Pradesh, 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.
Population87,882people
Households19,800PCA households
Literacy rate84.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople87,88245,69242,190
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–610,8435,6925,151
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+65,04335,41429,629
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.43%88.53%79.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople14,5047,5496,955
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,7361,9291,807
Total workersCensus workers31,31823,2168,102
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.64%50.81%19.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months28,95321,8277,126
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,3651,389976
Non-workerspeople56,56422,47634,088

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 16976; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,800 households and 87,882 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.53% for males and 79.99% for females.
  • Of 31,318 workers, 92.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators86354
Agricultural labourers660123
Household industry workers564116
Other workers26,8662,072

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
Kolar (M)4440358187,882

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.