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Town · Census 2011 · code 803102

Savanur 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.
Population40,567people
Households7,200PCA households
Literacy rate69.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,56720,75419,813
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,6902,9632,727
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+24,32312,87911,444
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.74%72.39%66.98%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9281,9791,949
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople510273237
Total workersCensus workers16,11511,6714,444
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.72%56.23%22.43%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,25410,3792,875
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8611,2921,569
Non-workerspeople24,4529,08315,369

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24848; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,200 households and 40,567 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 72.39% for males and 66.98% for females.
  • Of 16,115 workers, 82.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,12771
Agricultural labourers3,824447
Household industry workers929710
Other workers7,3741,633

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
Savanur (TMC)5640549040,567

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.