Holalkere Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chitradurga district, Karnataka

Holalkere Taluka of Chitradurga district has total population of 207,260 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 104,992 are males while 102,268 are females. In 2011 there were total 45,730 families residing in Holalkere Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Holalkere Taluka is 974.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.6% people lives in Urban areas while 89.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88% while that in the rural areas is 74.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Holalkere Taluka is 997% while that of Rural areas is 971.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Holalkere Taluka is 21195 which is 10% of the total population. There are 10870 male children and 10325 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Holalkere Taluka is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Holalkere Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Holalkere Taluka is 75.78%. The male literacy rate is 74.67% and the female literacy rate is 61.22% in Holalkere Taluka.

Population
207,260
Families
45,730
Literacy
75.78%
Sex Ratio
974

To facilitate the administration, Holalkere Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 201 villages.

Holalkere Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,195 10,870 10,325
Literacy 75.78% 74.67% 61.22%
Scheduled Caste 56,733 28,730 28,003
Scheduled Tribe 25,395 12,694 12,701
Illiterate 66,256 26,597 39,659

Caste-wise Population - Holalkere Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.3% of total population in Holalkere Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 56,733 28,730 28,003
Schedule Tribe 25,395 12,694 12,701

Religion-wise Population - Holalkere Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 199,405 (96.21%) 101,020 98,385
Muslim 7,278 (3.51%) 3,659 3,619
Christian 183 (0.09%) 99 84
Sikh 38 (0.02%) 22 16
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 8 4
Jain 191 (0.09%) 101 90
Other Religion 7 (0%) 5 2
No Religion Specified 146 (0.07%) 78 68

Literacy Rate - Holalkere Taluka

Average literacy rate of Holalkere Taluka in 2011 were 75.78% in which, male and female literacy were 83.29% and 68.1% respectively. Total literate in Holalkere Taluka were 141,004 of which male and female were 78,395 and 62,609 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Holalkere Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Holalkere Taluka is 974 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 974 females in Holalkere Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Holalkere Taluka.

Child Population - Holalkere Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 21,195 children between age 0 to 6 years in Holalkere Taluka. Out of which 21,195 were male while 21,195 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Holalkere Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,875 families under Holalkere Taluka living in urban areas while 4,875 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.6% of total population of Holalkere Taluka lives in Urban areas while 89.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,243 while that in rural region is 18,952.

Total Urban Rural
Population 207,260 22,019 185,241
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,195 2,243 18,952
Schedule Caste 56,733 4,052 52,681
Schedule Tribe 25,395 1,897 23,498
Literacy 75.78% 87.99% 74.33%
Sex Ratio 974 997 971

Working Population - Holalkere Taluka

In Holalkere Taluka out of total population, 115,277 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 115,277 workers engaged in Main Work, 41,054 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,256 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 80,339 57,244 23,095
Cultivators 41,054 33,277 7,777
Agriculture Labourer 23,256 12,107 11,149
Household Industries 1,689 1,205 484
Other Workers 14,340 10,655 3,685
Marginal Workers 34,938 10,409 24,529
Non Working 91,983 37,339 54,644

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