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Town · Census 2011 · code 803132

Sorab 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.
Population11,332people
Households2,558PCA households
Literacy rate89%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,3325,6235,709
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,258665593
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,9664,5734,393
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89%92.23%85.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,194584610
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20510699
Total workersCensus workers4,0483,164884
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.72%56.27%15.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5272,826701
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months521338183
Non-workerspeople7,2842,4594,825

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 24979; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,558 households and 11,332 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.23% for males and 85.87% for females.
  • Of 4,048 workers, 87.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2164
Agricultural labourers24768
Household industry workers12533
Other workers2,939416

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
Sorab (TP)5680551611,332

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.