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Town · Census 2011 · code 803115

Sandur 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.
Population37,431people
Households7,562PCA households
Literacy rate78.01%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,43119,14718,284
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,3582,6492,709
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,02114,14110,880
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+78.01%85.71%69.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,7882,9182,870
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople6,0123,0812,931
Total workersCensus workers12,09210,0152,077
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.3%52.31%11.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,9959,3191,676
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,097696401
Non-workerspeople25,3399,13216,207

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24902; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,562 households and 37,431 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.71% for males and 69.86% for females.
  • Of 12,092 workers, 90.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators84542
Agricultural labourers1,412120
Household industry workers248159
Other workers8,490776

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
Sandur (TMC)5650550137,431

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.