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district · Census 2011 · code 534

Karimnagar population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Andhra Pradesh, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population3,776,269people
Households976,022PCA households
Literacy rate64.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.7%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople3,776,2692,825,044951,225
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds976,022743,421232,601
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6336,053244,44391,610
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%8.9%8.65%9.63%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0081,015986
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6935937932
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+2,206,8291,538,281668,548
Literacy rate%64.15%59.61%77.77%
Male literacy rate%73.65%69.72%85.24%
Female literacy rate%54.79%49.72%70.25%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople709,757587,484122,273
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople106,74592,35314,392
Total workersCensus workers1,876,7681,511,955364,813
Work participation rate%49.7%53.52%38.35%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,590,3041,270,901319,403
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months286,464241,05445,410
Non-workerspeople1,899,5011,313,089586,412

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1688, 1689, 1690; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 976,022 households and 3,776,269 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 25.19% of this area’s population, compared with 74.81% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 8.9% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 73.65% and female literacy was 54.79%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 1,876,768 Census workers, 84.74% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators344,59815,792
Agricultural labourers584,654172,205
Household industry workers144,95323,387
Other workers516,09975,080

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 802911

Karimnagar

289,821 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802907

Ramagundam

242,979 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802908

Jagtial

103,930 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802912

Sircilla

83,186 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 802909

Koratla

66,504 people within this district · Town

Census code 802910

Metpalle

50,902 people within this district · Town

Census code 571999

Peddapalle

41,171 people within this district · Census town

Census code 572368

Vemulawada

33,706 people within this district · Town

Census code 572560

Dharmaram

11,537 people within this district · Town

Census code 571779

Jallaram

9,329 people within this district · Census town

Census code 572326

Rekurthi

7,626 people within this district · Census town

Census code 571754

Palakurthy

7,380 people within this district · Census town

Census code 571780

Ratnapur

3,154 people within this district · Census town