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Town · Census 2011 · code 803050

Ilkal 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.
Population60,242people
Households11,472PCA households
Literacy rate78.94%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople60,24230,26529,977
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,1314,1903,941
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+41,13922,72818,411
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.94%87.16%70.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,0063,0312,975
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,409684725
Total workersCensus workers23,89716,7407,157
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.67%55.31%23.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,68415,0185,666
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,2131,7221,491
Non-workerspeople36,34513,52522,820

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24620; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,472 households and 60,242 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.16% for males and 70.71% for females.
  • Of 23,897 workers, 86.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20923
Agricultural labourers642174
Household industry workers5,145857
Other workers14,6882,159

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
Ilkal (CMC)5560544860,242

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.