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Town · Census 2011 · code 803080

Shirhatti 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.
Population17,610people
Households3,678PCA households
Literacy rate75.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.62%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,6108,8178,793
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2171,1471,070
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,6886,3475,341
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+75.93%82.75%69.16%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,085556529
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople332149183
Total workersCensus workers7,3295,0972,232
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.62%57.81%25.38%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,8134,1611,652
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,516936580
Non-workerspeople10,2813,7206,561

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24744; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,678 households and 17,610 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.75% for males and 69.16% for females.
  • Of 7,329 workers, 79.32% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators495116
Agricultural labourers2,276669
Household industry workers111200
Other workers2,931531

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
Shirhatti (TP)5610547117,610

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.