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Town · Census 2011 · code 803210

Chitapur 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.
Population31,299people
Households6,052PCA households
Literacy rate65.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople31,29915,48915,810
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,4442,2562,188
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,4699,7087,761
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+65.05%73.36%56.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople9,7064,8314,875
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople390182208
Total workersCensus workers11,6767,7313,945
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.3%49.91%24.95%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,3336,5212,812
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,3431,2101,133
Non-workerspeople19,6237,75811,865

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25393; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,052 households and 31,299 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.36% for males and 56.97% for females.
  • Of 11,676 workers, 79.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators55318
Agricultural labourers1,611316
Household industry workers12746
Other workers7,0421,963

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
Chitapur (TMC)5790558531,299

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.