Chitapur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gulbarga district, Karnataka

Chitapur Taluka of Gulbarga district has total population of 404,188 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 202,354 are males while 201,834 are females. In 2011 there were total 73,171 families residing in Chitapur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chitapur Taluka is 997.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.3% people lives in Urban areas while 67.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.9% while that in the rural areas is 53.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chitapur Taluka is 995% while that of Rural areas is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chitapur Taluka is 59705 which is 15% of the total population. There are 30680 male children and 29025 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitapur Taluka is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Chitapur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Chitapur Taluka is 58.62%. The male literacy rate is 58.02% and the female literacy rate is 41.88% in Chitapur Taluka.

Population
404,188
Families
73,171
Literacy
58.62%
Sex Ratio
997

To facilitate the administration, Chitapur Taluka is further divided into 5 towns and 125 villages.

Chitapur Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 59,705 30,680 29,025
Literacy 58.62% 58.02% 41.88%
Scheduled Caste 128,231 64,380 63,851
Scheduled Tribe 7,413 3,724 3,689
Illiterate 202,257 84,952 117,305

Caste-wise Population - Chitapur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Chitapur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 128,231 64,380 63,851
Schedule Tribe 7,413 3,724 3,689

Religion-wise Population - Chitapur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 314,404 (77.79%) 157,219 157,185
Muslim 80,425 (19.9%) 40,559 39,866
Christian 2,908 (0.72%) 1,468 1,440
Sikh 160 (0.04%) 88 72
Buddhist 3,583 (0.89%) 1,803 1,780
Jain 331 (0.08%) 174 157
Other Religion 213 (0.05%) 111 102
No Religion Specified 2,164 (0.54%) 932 1,232

Literacy Rate - Chitapur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Chitapur Taluka in 2011 were 58.62% in which, male and female literacy were 68.39% and 48.91% respectively. Total literate in Chitapur Taluka were 201,931 of which male and female were 117,402 and 84,529 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chitapur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Chitapur Taluka is 997 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 997 females in Chitapur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Chitapur Taluka.

Child Population - Chitapur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 59,705 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chitapur Taluka. Out of which 59,705 were male while 59,705 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chitapur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 25,331 families under Chitapur Taluka living in urban areas while 25,331 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32.3% of total population of Chitapur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 67.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 17,625 while that in rural region is 42,080.

Total Urban Rural
Population 404,188 130,549 273,639
Children (0 - 6 years) 59,705 17,625 42,080
Schedule Caste 128,231 44,318 83,913
Schedule Tribe 7,413 2,152 5,261
Literacy 58.62% 69.9% 53.12%
Sex Ratio 997 995 999

Working Population - Chitapur Taluka

In Chitapur Taluka out of total population, 168,765 were engaged in work activities. 75.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 168,765 workers engaged in Main Work, 30,586 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38,241 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 128,075 86,451 41,624
Cultivators 30,586 23,532 7,054
Agriculture Labourer 38,241 18,941 19,300
Household Industries 2,834 1,860 974
Other Workers 56,414 42,118 14,296
Marginal Workers 40,690 19,171 21,519
Non Working 235,423 96,732 138,691

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