Udupi District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Karnataka) - Census 2011

Udupi district of Karnataka has total population of 1,177,361 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 562,131 are males while 615,230 are females. In 2011 there were total 253,078 families residing in Udupi district. The Average Sex Ratio of Udupi district is 1,094.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 28.4% people lives in Urban areas while 71.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.1% while that in the rural areas is 83.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Udupi district is 1,046 while that of Rural areas is 1,114.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Udupi district is 103160 which is 9% of the total population. There are 52689 male children and 50471 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Udupi is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,094) of Udupi district.

The total literacy rate of Udupi district is 86.24%. The male literacy rate is 82.85% and the female literacy rate is 74.89% in Udupi district.

Population
1,177,361
Families
253,078
Literacy
86.24%
Sex Ratio
1,094

To facilitate the administration, Udupi district is further divided into 3 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Udupi Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Udupi district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 103,160 52,689 50,471
Literacy 86.24% 82.85% 74.89%
Scheduled Caste 75,429 36,988 38,441
Scheduled Tribe 52,897 26,228 26,669
Illiterate 250,932 96,427 154,505

Caste-wise Population - Udupi district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.5% of total population in Udupi district of Karnataka.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 75,429 36,988 38,441
Schedule Tribe 52,897 26,228 26,669

Religion-wise Population - Udupi district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,009,179 (85.72%) 482,147 527,032
Muslim 96,740 (8.22%) 46,775 49,965
Christian 65,838 (5.59%) 30,345 35,493
Sikh 232 (0.02%) 131 101
Buddhist 161 (0.01%) 93 68
Jain 4,534 (0.39%) 2,307 2,227
Other Religion 155 (0.01%) 69 86
No Religion Specified 522 (0.04%) 264 258

Literacy Rate - Udupi district

The total literacy rate of Udupi district was 86.24% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 926,429 literates, males were 465,704 while females were 460,725. Also the male literacy rate was 91.41% and the female literacy rate was 81.58% in Udupi district.

  Udupi district Karnataka
Female 81.58% 68.08%
Male 91.41% 82.47%
Total 86.24% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Udupi district

The Sex Ratio of Udupi district is 1,094 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,094 females in Udupi district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,094 ) of Udupi district.

Population Density - Udupi district

The total area of Udupi district is 3,582 km2. Thus the density of Udupi district is 329 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 244 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,338 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Udupi district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Udupi, 28.37% people lived in urban regions while 71.63% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 334,061 out of which 163,284 were males while remaining 170,777 were females. In rural areas of Udupi, male population was 398,847 while female population was 444,453.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Udupi was 1,046 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Udupi was 952 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Udupi were 28,867 which is 8.64% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Udupi was 1,114 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Udupi was 960 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Udupi for urban regions was 92.13 percent in which males were 95.22% literate while female literacy stood at 89.21%. The total literate population of Udupi was 926,429. Similarly in rural areas of Udupi, the average literacy rate was 83.91 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 89.85% and 78.65% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Udupi were 645,246.

Rural Urban
Population % 71.63% 28.37%
Total population 843,300 334,061
Male population 398,847 163,284
Female population 444,453 170,777
Sex ratio 1,114 1,046
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 960 952
Child population 74,293 28,867
Literates 645,246 281,183
Average literacy 83.91% 92.13%
Male literacy 89.85% 95.22%
Female literacy 78.65% 89.21%

Child Population - Udupi district

According to Census 2011, there were 103,160 children between age 0 to 6 years in Udupi district. Out of which 52,689 were male while 50,471 were female.

Working Population - Udupi district

In Udupi district out of total population, 513,241 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 513,241 workers engaged in Main Work, 56,860 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45,390 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 459,446 309,998 149,448
Cultivators 56,860 36,320 20,540
Agriculture Labourer 45,390 25,262 20,128
Household Industries 8,915 4,948 3,967
Other Workers 348,281 243,468 104,813
Marginal Workers 53,795 25,401 28,394
Non Working 664,120 226,732 437,388

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