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Kolar 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.
Population 138,462 people
Households 30,506 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.8% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.84% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 138,462 69,910 68,552 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 17,049 8,591 8,458 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 102,954 54,023 48,931 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 84.8% 88.1% 81.42% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 16,536 8,388 8,148 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 2,094 1,068 1,026 Total workersCensus workers 53,777 38,897 14,880 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.84% 55.64% 21.71% Main workersworked at least 6 months 45,985 33,969 12,016 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 7,792 4,928 2,864 Non-workerspeople 84,685 31,013 53,672
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 30,506 households and 138,462 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.31% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.1% for males and 81.42% for females. Of 53,777 workers, 85.51% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 913 174 Agricultural labourers 1,625 508 Household industry workers 4,465 1,629 Other workers 38,982 5,481
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Kolar (CMC) 581 05591 138,462
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.