Browse the place directories and read the reference tables below. Search and interactive comparisons need JavaScript.

Town · Census 2011 · code 803043

Bilgi 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.
Population17,792people
Households3,722PCA households
Literacy rate76.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.83%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,7928,8058,987
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4631,2961,167
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,7336,3675,366
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.54%84.79%68.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5731,2561,317
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople498229269
Total workersCensus workers6,3754,5211,854
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.83%51.35%20.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,0014,3151,686
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months374206168
Non-workerspeople11,4174,2847,133

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24598; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,722 households and 17,792 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.79% for males and 68.62% for females.
  • Of 6,375 workers, 94.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6322
Agricultural labourers1,743215
Household industry workers16915
Other workers3,457142

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

Using the profile in research

For eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions, read the research guidance.

Source components of this town

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Bilgi (TP)5560544417,792

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.