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Town · Census 2011 · code 803152

Chiknayakanhalli 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.
Population23,206people
Households5,858PCA households
Literacy rate86.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,20611,44411,762
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2401,1611,079
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,0739,4078,666
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.2%91.48%81.12%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6841,3581,326
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,210605605
Total workersCensus workers9,6397,0582,581
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.54%61.67%21.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,8075,9591,848
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,8321,099733
Non-workerspeople13,5674,3869,181

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25074; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,858 households and 23,206 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.48% for males and 81.12% for females.
  • Of 9,639 workers, 80.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,09140
Agricultural labourers340127
Household industry workers549213
Other workers5,8271,452

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
Chiknayakanhalli (TMC)5710553223,206

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.