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Town · Census 2011 · code 803078

Gadag-Betigeri 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.
Population172,612people
Households37,072PCA households
Literacy rate85.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople172,61285,92086,692
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–619,5499,9979,552
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+130,69669,06661,630
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+85.39%90.97%79.89%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople18,2408,9599,281
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,0822,5112,571
Total workersCensus workers63,46847,78615,682
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.77%55.62%18.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months55,54442,72912,815
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months7,9245,0572,867
Non-workerspeople109,14438,13471,010

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24739; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 37,072 households and 172,612 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.97% for males and 79.89% for females.
  • Of 63,468 workers, 87.51% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators945112
Agricultural labourers2,336736
Household industry workers3,452660
Other workers48,8116,416

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
Gadag-Betigeri (CMC)56105470172,612

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