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Town · Census 2011 · code 803031

Sankeshwar 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.
Population34,637people
Households7,773PCA households
Literacy rate82.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople34,63717,37517,262
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,9191,9661,953
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,48113,77911,702
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.95%89.42%76.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,7322,8062,926
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople793374419
Total workersCensus workers11,9909,3002,690
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.62%53.53%15.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,2768,3171,959
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,714983731
Non-workerspeople22,6478,07514,572

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24548; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,773 households and 34,637 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.42% for males and 76.44% for females.
  • Of 11,990 workers, 85.7% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators59548
Agricultural labourers1,190668
Household industry workers40076
Other workers8,091922

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
Sankeshwar (TMC)5550543734,637

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.