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Kanakapura 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 54,014 people
Households 12,425 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.08% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.69% % 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 54,014 27,512 26,502 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,741 2,898 2,843 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 39,141 21,183 17,958 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 81.08% 86.06% 75.9% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 6,849 3,442 3,407 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 606 307 299 Total workersCensus workers 20,899 15,616 5,283 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.69% 56.76% 19.93% Main workersworked at least 6 months 18,579 14,189 4,390 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,320 1,427 893 Non-workerspeople 33,115 11,896 21,219
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 12,425 households and 54,014 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.63% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.06% for males and 75.9% for females. Of 20,899 workers, 88.9% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 645 50 Agricultural labourers 333 68 Household industry workers 649 140 Other workers 16,952 2,062
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 Kanakapura (TMC) 584 05608 54,014
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.