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Town · Census 2011 · code 803239

Channapatna 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.
Population71,942people
Households15,919PCA households
Literacy rate84.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.01%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople71,94236,09835,844
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,0384,1583,880
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+54,12728,14825,979
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.7%88.13%81.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople10,2115,0755,136
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople642320322
Total workersCensus workers28,06120,7587,303
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.01%57.5%20.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months25,35818,9686,390
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7031,790913
Non-workerspeople43,88115,34028,541

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25515; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,919 households and 71,942 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.13% for males and 81.28% for females.
  • Of 28,061 workers, 90.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators86738
Agricultural labourers575104
Household industry workers2,404374
Other workers21,5122,187

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
Channapatna (CMC)5840560771,942

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.