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Town · Census 2011 · code 803118

Molakalmuru 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.
Population15,797people
Households3,349PCA households
Literacy rate80.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,7977,9547,843
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,859940919
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,2856,1775,108
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+80.97%88.07%73.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1411,0801,061
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,1111,0361,075
Total workersCensus workers5,7404,2471,493
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.34%53.39%19.04%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,0083,8401,168
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months732407325
Non-workerspeople10,0573,7076,350

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24914; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,349 households and 15,797 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.77% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.07% for males and 73.77% for females.
  • Of 5,740 workers, 87.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19517
Agricultural labourers36675
Household industry workers245124
Other workers4,202516

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
Molakalmuru (TP)5660550315,797

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.