Arkalgud Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hassan district, Karnataka

Arkalgud Taluka of Hassan district has total population of 204,585 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 102,297 are males while 102,288 are females. In 2011 there were total 48,729 families residing in Arkalgud Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Arkalgud Taluka is 1,000.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 8.2% people lives in Urban areas while 91.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.8% while that in the rural areas is 67.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Arkalgud Taluka is 985% while that of Rural areas is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arkalgud Taluka is 19660 which is 10% of the total population. There are 9818 male children and 9842 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arkalgud Taluka is 1,002 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Arkalgud Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Arkalgud Taluka is 68.79%. The male literacy rate is 70.41% and the female literacy rate is 53.95% in Arkalgud Taluka.

Population
204,585
Families
48,729
Literacy
68.79%
Sex Ratio
1,000

To facilitate the administration, Arkalgud Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 296 villages.

Arkalgud Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arkalgud Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,660 9,818 9,842
Literacy 68.79% 70.41% 53.95%
Scheduled Caste 43,498 21,639 21,859
Scheduled Tribe 2,795 1,416 1,379
Illiterate 77,368 30,268 47,100

Caste-wise Population - Arkalgud Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Arkalgud Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43,498 21,639 21,859
Schedule Tribe 2,795 1,416 1,379

Religion-wise Population - Arkalgud Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 195,520 (95.57%) 97,675 97,845
Muslim 7,313 (3.57%) 3,736 3,577
Christian 940 (0.46%) 477 463
Sikh 13 (0.01%) 4 9
Buddhist 37 (0.02%) 20 17
Jain 74 (0.04%) 40 34
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 687 (0.34%) 345 342

Literacy Rate - Arkalgud Taluka

Average literacy rate of Arkalgud Taluka in 2011 were 68.79% in which, male and female literacy were 77.89% and 59.7% respectively. Total literate in Arkalgud Taluka were 127,217 of which male and female were 72,029 and 55,188 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Arkalgud Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Arkalgud Taluka is 1,000 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Arkalgud Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,002 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Arkalgud Taluka.

Child Population - Arkalgud Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 19,660 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arkalgud Taluka. Out of which 19,660 were male while 19,660 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Arkalgud Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,052 families under Arkalgud Taluka living in urban areas while 4,052 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 8.2% of total population of Arkalgud Taluka lives in Urban areas while 91.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,805 while that in rural region is 17,855.

Total Urban Rural
Population 204,585 16,810 187,775
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,660 1,805 17,855
Schedule Caste 43,498 3,553 39,945
Schedule Tribe 2,795 99 2,696
Literacy 68.79% 80.79% 67.73%
Sex Ratio 1,000 985 1,001

Working Population - Arkalgud Taluka

In Arkalgud Taluka out of total population, 105,026 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 105,026 workers engaged in Main Work, 53,218 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,509 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 83,566 58,781 24,785
Cultivators 53,218 39,350 13,868
Agriculture Labourer 14,509 7,002 7,507
Household Industries 1,053 864 189
Other Workers 14,786 11,565 3,221
Marginal Workers 21,460 6,408 15,052
Non Working 99,559 37,108 62,451

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