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Birur 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.
Population 22,723 people
Households 5,463 PCA households
Literacy rate 82.1% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.28% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 22,723 11,274 11,449 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,996 1,041 955 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 17,016 8,938 8,078 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 82.1% 87.34% 76.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,508 2,211 2,297 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 490 240 250 Total workersCensus workers 9,380 6,823 2,557 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 41.28% 60.52% 22.33% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,940 5,448 1,492 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,440 1,375 1,065 Non-workerspeople 13,343 4,451 8,892
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,463 households and 22,723 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.78% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.34% for males and 76.98% for females. Of 9,380 workers, 73.99% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 606 29 Agricultural labourers 1,539 716 Household industry workers 156 76 Other workers 4,639 1,619
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Birur (TMC) 570 05529 22,723
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.