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Town · Census 2011 · code 803172

Belur 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.
Population22,484people
Households5,435PCA households
Literacy rate90.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.93%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,48411,12711,357
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2611,1921,069
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,2299,2658,964
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.14%93.26%87.13%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9351,9212,014
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople274137137
Total workersCensus workers8,0786,4121,666
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.93%57.63%14.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,5556,0971,458
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months523315208
Non-workerspeople14,4064,7159,691

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25193; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,435 households and 22,484 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.26% for males and 87.13% for females.
  • Of 8,078 workers, 93.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3388
Agricultural labourers53966
Household industry workers10935
Other workers6,569414

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
Belur (TMC)5740555422,484

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.