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Town · Census 2011 · code 803109

Hospet 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.
Population206,167people
Households44,076PCA households
Literacy rate79.3%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople206,167102,668103,499
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–627,75414,10213,652
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+141,47576,11765,358
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.3%85.94%72.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople34,50416,94117,563
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople28,11813,58814,530
Total workersCensus workers72,60857,09715,511
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.22%55.61%14.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months64,33051,70712,623
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months8,2785,3902,888
Non-workerspeople133,55945,57187,988

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24884; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 44,076 households and 206,167 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.94% for males and 72.74% for females.
  • Of 72,608 workers, 88.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2,304108
Agricultural labourers3,964896
Household industry workers1,087452
Other workers56,9756,822

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
Hospet (CMC)56505498206,167

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