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Town · Census 2011 · code 803066

Devadurga 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.
Population28,929people
Households5,126PCA households
Literacy rate69.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,92914,62614,303
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,5722,3572,215
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,9269,5367,390
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.49%77.72%61.14%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1582,6682,490
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople8,4714,3004,171
Total workersCensus workers10,5727,3693,203
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.54%50.38%22.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,8576,5142,343
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,715855860
Non-workerspeople18,3577,25711,100

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24688; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,126 households and 28,929 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.8% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.72% for males and 61.14% for females.
  • Of 10,572 workers, 83.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,29842
Agricultural labourers1,912706
Household industry workers15222
Other workers5,495945

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
Devadurga (TMC)5590546028,929

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.