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Town · Census 2011 · code 803140

Saligram 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.
Population15,123people
Households3,222PCA households
Literacy rate86.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,1237,1837,940
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,208613595
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,0126,0805,932
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.32%92.54%80.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,011490521
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1778889
Total workersCensus workers7,1814,5822,599
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.48%63.79%32.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,9624,1511,811
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,219431788
Non-workerspeople7,9422,6015,341

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25026; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,222 households and 15,123 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.99% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.54% for males and 80.76% for females.
  • Of 7,181 workers, 83.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators45297
Agricultural labourers1,127780
Household industry workers6620
Other workers4,317322

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
Saligram (TP)5690552315,123

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.