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district · Census 2011 · code 582

Chikkaballapura population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Karnataka, 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.
Population1,255,104people
Households284,698PCA households
Literacy rate69.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.97%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,255,104973,985281,119
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds284,698220,98763,711
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6132,286100,02832,258
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.54%10.27%11.47%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males972970980
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6953957941
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+783,222580,231202,991
Literacy rate%69.76%66.39%81.57%
Male literacy rate%77.75%75.41%86.01%
Female literacy rate%61.55%57.1%77.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople312,565272,89139,674
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople156,487139,20117,286
Total workersCensus workers639,778529,246110,532
Work participation rate%50.97%54.34%39.32%
Main workersworked at least 6 months535,565440,96394,602
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months104,21388,28315,930
Non-workerspeople615,326444,739170,587

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 1835, 1836, 1837; 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 284,698 households and 1,255,104 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 22.4% of this area’s population, compared with 77.6% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 10.54% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 77.75% and female literacy was 61.55%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 639,778 Census workers, 83.71% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators197,81414,412
Agricultural labourers154,09452,845
Household industry workers14,0256,251
Other workers169,63230,705

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 803231

Chintamani

76,068 people within this district · Town

Census code 803227

Chikkaballapura

63,652 people within this district · Town

Census code 803230

Sidlaghatta

51,159 people within this district · Town

Census code 803226

Gauribidanur

37,947 people within this district · Town

Census code 803229

Bagepalli

27,011 people within this district · Town

Census code 623430

Allipura

9,930 people within this district · Census town

Census code 803228

Gudibanda

9,441 people within this district · Town

Census code 624015

Chelur

5,911 people within this district · Census town