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Town · Census 2011 · code 803236

Hosakote 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.
Population56,980people
Households13,556PCA households
Literacy rate86.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople56,98029,26127,719
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,8253,4903,335
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+43,24623,08620,160
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.22%89.58%82.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,8742,9342,940
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,640817823
Total workersCensus workers21,94117,3084,633
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.51%59.15%16.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months18,99515,2383,757
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,9462,070876
Non-workerspeople35,03911,95323,086

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25498; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 13,556 households and 56,980 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.98% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.58% for males and 82.68% for females.
  • Of 21,941 workers, 86.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators89877
Agricultural labourers745268
Household industry workers27289
Other workers17,0802,512

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
Hosakote (TMC)5830560456,980

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.