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Town · Census 2011 · code 803087

Kalghatgi 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.
Population16,917people
Households3,561PCA households
Literacy rate79.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,9178,5288,389
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,1381,0821,056
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,6946,3095,385
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.13%84.73%73.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7731,9271,846
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople521241280
Total workersCensus workers6,5104,7941,716
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.48%56.21%20.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,1594,6491,510
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months351145206
Non-workerspeople10,4073,7346,673

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24768; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,561 households and 16,917 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.73% for males and 73.44% for females.
  • Of 6,510 workers, 94.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7369
Agricultural labourers1,564163
Household industry workers17113
Other workers3,688166

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
Kalghatgi (TP)5620547616,917

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.