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Town · Census 2011 · code 803222

Malur 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.
Population40,050people
Households9,412PCA households
Literacy rate82.47%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.56%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,05020,37719,673
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,5892,3342,255
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+29,24415,77013,474
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.47%87.4%77.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople6,8063,4373,369
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,403738665
Total workersCensus workers15,44411,5383,906
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.56%56.62%19.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,69010,4453,245
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,7541,093661
Non-workerspeople24,6068,83915,767

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25435; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,412 households and 40,050 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.46% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.4% for males and 77.36% for females.
  • Of 15,444 workers, 88.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54731
Agricultural labourers1,107117
Household industry workers23492
Other workers11,8021,514

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
Malur (TMC)5810559240,050

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.