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Town · Census 2011 · code 803231

Chintamani 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.
Population76,068people
Households17,841PCA households
Literacy rate83.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople76,06838,33437,734
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,4374,3384,099
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+56,74330,05826,685
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.9%88.42%79.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople11,2005,5375,663
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople3,7591,8711,888
Total workersCensus workers30,59222,2688,324
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.22%58.09%22.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months26,54820,1396,409
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,0442,1291,915
Non-workerspeople45,47616,06629,410

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25475; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 17,841 households and 76,068 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.42% for males and 79.34% for females.
  • Of 30,592 workers, 86.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators94079
Agricultural labourers1,137273
Household industry workers1,170519
Other workers23,3013,173

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
Chintamani (CMC)5820560076,068

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.