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Town · Census 2011 · code 803197

Nanjangud 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.
Population50,598people
Households12,137PCA households
Literacy rate82.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople50,59825,00825,590
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9742,4902,484
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+37,44519,54617,899
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.07%86.8%77.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,5574,6704,887
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,5691,6961,873
Total workersCensus workers18,99715,1073,890
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.54%60.41%15.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months17,93214,4573,475
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,065650415
Non-workerspeople31,6019,90121,700

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25337; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,137 households and 50,598 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.8% for males and 77.46% for females.
  • Of 18,997 workers, 94.39% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators33517
Agricultural labourers271141
Household industry workers30928
Other workers17,017879

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
Nanjangud (TMC)5770557450,598

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.