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Town · Census 2011 · code 803057

Basavakalyan 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.
Population69,717people
Households12,379PCA households
Literacy rate77.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople69,71736,11633,601
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–69,9495,2944,655
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+46,29525,41720,878
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+77.46%82.46%72.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,2834,7304,553
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,4521,7821,670
Total workersCensus workers24,82718,4346,393
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.61%51.04%19.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months20,15615,6104,546
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,6712,8241,847
Non-workerspeople44,89017,68227,208

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24655; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,379 households and 69,717 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.46% for males and 72.13% for females.
  • Of 24,827 workers, 81.19% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46592
Agricultural labourers1,123427
Household industry workers1,123551
Other workers17,4453,601

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
Basavakalyan (CMC)5580545469,717

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.