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Town · Census 2011 · code 803217

Shahpur 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.
Population53,366people
Households9,728PCA households
Literacy rate72.57%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople53,36627,20626,160
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,1424,2923,850
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,81818,32314,495
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+72.57%79.96%64.97%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,6533,3803,273
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,2461,6471,599
Total workersCensus workers18,32413,5704,754
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.34%49.88%18.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months15,65312,0443,609
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6711,5261,145
Non-workerspeople35,04213,63621,406

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25414; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,728 households and 53,366 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.96% for males and 64.97% for females.
  • Of 18,324 workers, 85.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1,26054
Agricultural labourers1,943699
Household industry workers739151
Other workers11,7111,767

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
Shahpur (TMC)5800558853,366

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.