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Town · Census 2011 · code 803188

Somvarpet 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.
Population6,729people
Households1,956PCA households
Literacy rate88.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.46%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,7293,3633,366
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6577273304
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,4722,8802,592
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.95%93.2%84.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople904441463
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople895336
Total workersCensus workers3,2612,2301,031
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.46%66.31%30.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1772,181996
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months844935
Non-workerspeople3,4681,1332,335

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25294; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,956 households and 6,729 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.2% for males and 84.65% for females.
  • Of 3,261 workers, 97.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators251
Agricultural labourers323
Household industry workers210
Other workers3,09980

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
Somvarpet (TP)576055676,729

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.