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Town · Census 2011 · code 803215

Shorapur 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.
Population51,398people
Households8,895PCA households
Literacy rate69.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople51,39825,77025,628
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,6753,9513,724
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+30,51617,04013,476
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+69.79%78.1%61.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,8082,8512,957
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople9,6984,8394,859
Total workersCensus workers17,50412,9314,573
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.06%50.18%17.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,87510,9632,912
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,6291,9681,661
Non-workerspeople33,89412,83921,055

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25408; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,895 households and 51,398 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.1% for males and 61.52% for females.
  • Of 17,504 workers, 79.27% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators81472
Agricultural labourers1,594756
Household industry workers443142
Other workers11,0242,659

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
Shorapur (TMC)5800558751,398

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.