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Town · Census 2011 · code 803122

Hosdurga 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.
Population28,370people
Households6,578PCA households
Literacy rate88.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.78%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,37014,54313,827
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0321,5881,444
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,33211,85010,482
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.14%91.47%84.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9272,0541,873
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,270633637
Total workersCensus workers10,1508,0152,135
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.78%55.11%15.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,3817,5211,860
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months769494275
Non-workerspeople18,2206,52811,692

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24933; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,578 households and 28,370 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.47% for males and 84.65% for females.
  • Of 10,150 workers, 92.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators22419
Agricultural labourers6024
Household industry workers16319
Other workers8,934707

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
Hosdurga (TMC)5660550728,370

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.