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district · Census 2011 · code 584

Ramanagara 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.
Population1,082,636people
Households260,533PCA households
Literacy rate69.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.09%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,082,636814,877267,759
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds260,533199,67360,860
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6107,84177,32930,512
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.96%9.49%11.4%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males976976975
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6962961964
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+674,758481,311193,447
Literacy rate%69.22%65.26%81.54%
Male literacy rate%76.76%73.96%85.47%
Female literacy rate%61.5%56.36%77.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople203,819164,78839,031
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22,94619,1633,783
Total workersCensus workers531,459425,074106,385
Work participation rate%49.09%52.16%39.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months458,841364,22994,612
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months72,61860,84511,773
Non-workerspeople551,177389,803161,374

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 1841, 1842, 1843; 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 260,533 households and 1,082,636 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 24.73% of this area’s population, compared with 75.27% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 9.96% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 76.76% and female literacy was 61.5%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 531,459 Census workers, 86.34% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators193,95614,174
Agricultural labourers76,40826,052
Household industry workers13,2614,462
Other workers175,21627,930

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 803238

Ramanagara

95,167 people within this district · Town

Census code 803239

Channapatna

71,942 people within this district · Town

Census code 803240

Kanakapura

54,014 people within this district · Town

Census code 803237

Magadi

27,605 people within this district · Town

Census code 626186

Bidadi

9,917 people within this district · Census town

Census code 626046

Kudur

9,114 people within this district · Census town