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Town · Census 2011 · code 803071

Kushtagi 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.
Population24,878people
Households4,814PCA households
Literacy rate81.33%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,87812,49312,385
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4681,7891,679
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,4139,4377,976
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.33%88.16%74.5%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,0442,4852,559
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,022517505
Total workersCensus workers8,9396,5452,394
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.93%52.39%19.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,8975,9911,906
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,042554488
Non-workerspeople15,9395,9489,991

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24712; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,814 households and 24,878 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.16% for males and 74.5% for females.
  • Of 8,939 workers, 88.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators61446
Agricultural labourers459208
Household industry workers32852
Other workers6,496736

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
Kushtagi (TMC)5600546524,878

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.