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Town · Census 2011 · code 803030

Gokak 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.
Population79,121people
Households16,288PCA households
Literacy rate82.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.95%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople79,12139,62339,498
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,9935,2194,774
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+56,71030,44126,269
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.04%88.48%75.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,6923,2863,406
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,8381,9171,921
Total workersCensus workers26,07320,5665,507
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.95%51.9%13.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,93019,1444,786
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1431,422721
Non-workerspeople53,04819,05733,991

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24544; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 16,288 households and 79,121 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.63% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.48% for males and 75.65% for females.
  • Of 26,073 workers, 91.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators73134
Agricultural labourers619122
Household industry workers70484
Other workers21,8761,903

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
Gokak (CMC)5550543679,121

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.