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Town · Census 2011 · code 803154

Pavagada 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.
Population28,486people
Households6,534PCA households
Literacy rate81.83%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.91%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,48614,29914,187
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0331,5961,437
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,82911,2219,608
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+81.83%88.33%75.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,2352,6362,599
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople4,0692,0182,051
Total workersCensus workers10,5158,0462,469
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.91%56.27%17.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,3376,6601,677
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1781,386792
Non-workerspeople17,9716,25311,718

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25082; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,534 households and 28,486 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.65% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.33% for males and 75.36% for females.
  • Of 10,515 workers, 79.29% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46219
Agricultural labourers547170
Household industry workers289156
Other workers7,0391,833

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
Pavagada (TMC)5710553428,486

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.