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Town · Census 2011 · code 803099

Bhatkal 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.
Population32,000people
Households4,933PCA households
Literacy rate94.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.19%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople32,00016,41715,583
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2052,1902,015
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,16213,69812,464
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.12%96.28%91.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople664320344
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople332161171
Total workersCensus workers8,7007,6221,078
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.19%46.43%6.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,1507,185965
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months550437113
Non-workerspeople23,3008,79514,505

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24832; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,933 households and 32,000 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.28% for males and 91.86% for females.
  • Of 8,700 workers, 93.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators683
Agricultural labourers3416
Household industry workers9826
Other workers7,950505

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
Bhatkal (TMC)5630548832,000

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.