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Town · Census 2011 · code 803153

Sira 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.
Population57,554people
Households12,616PCA households
Literacy rate83.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.89%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople57,55429,05828,496
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,7243,4013,323
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,57822,44320,135
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.77%87.47%79.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,9544,5144,440
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople2,0029691,033
Total workersCensus workers25,83816,6719,167
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.89%57.37%32.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months23,03315,3447,689
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,8051,3271,478
Non-workerspeople31,71612,38719,329

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25078; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,616 households and 57,554 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.68% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.47% for males and 79.99% for females.
  • Of 25,838 workers, 89.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators61237
Agricultural labourers499239
Household industry workers5,450501
Other workers16,4722,028

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
Sira (CMC)5710553357,554

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.