Honavar Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka

Honavar Taluka of Uttara Kannada district has total population of 166,264 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 83,196 are males while 83,068 are females. In 2011 there were total 37,750 families residing in Honavar Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Honavar Taluka is 998.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.5% people lives in Urban areas while 88.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 93.3% while that in the rural areas is 83%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Honavar Taluka is 1,006% while that of Rural areas is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Honavar Taluka is 15861 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8103 male children and 7758 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Honavar Taluka is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Honavar Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Honavar Taluka is 84.2%. The male literacy rate is 80.94% and the female literacy rate is 71.39% in Honavar Taluka.

Population
166,264
Families
37,750
Literacy
84.2%
Sex Ratio
998

To facilitate the administration, Honavar Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 93 villages.

Honavar Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,861 8,103 7,758
Literacy 84.2% 80.94% 71.39%
Scheduled Caste 7,612 3,802 3,810
Scheduled Tribe 377 184 193
Illiterate 39,625 15,860 23,765

Caste-wise Population - Honavar Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Honavar Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,612 3,802 3,810
Schedule Tribe 377 184 193

Religion-wise Population - Honavar Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 135,232 (81.34%) 67,748 67,484
Muslim 18,887 (11.36%) 9,450 9,437
Christian 11,883 (7.15%) 5,871 6,012
Sikh 25 (0.02%) 9 16
Buddhist 18 (0.01%) 11 7
Jain 168 (0.1%) 90 78
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 51 (0.03%) 17 34

Literacy Rate - Honavar Taluka

Average literacy rate of Honavar Taluka in 2011 were 84.2% in which, male and female literacy were 89.67% and 78.75% respectively. Total literate in Honavar Taluka were 126,639 of which male and female were 67,336 and 59,303 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Honavar Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Honavar Taluka is 998 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 998 females in Honavar Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Honavar Taluka.

Child Population - Honavar Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 15,861 children between age 0 to 6 years in Honavar Taluka. Out of which 15,861 were male while 15,861 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Honavar Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,423 families under Honavar Taluka living in urban areas while 4,423 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.5% of total population of Honavar Taluka lives in Urban areas while 88.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,755 while that in rural region is 14,106.

Total Urban Rural
Population 166,264 19,109 147,155
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,861 1,755 14,106
Schedule Caste 7,612 538 7,074
Schedule Tribe 377 54 323
Literacy 84.2% 93.29% 83.01%
Sex Ratio 998 1,006 997

Working Population - Honavar Taluka

In Honavar Taluka out of total population, 68,877 were engaged in work activities. 81.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 68,877 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,685 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,232 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56,310 45,700 10,610
Cultivators 5,685 4,900 785
Agriculture Labourer 6,232 4,585 1,647
Household Industries 902 829 73
Other Workers 43,491 35,386 8,105
Marginal Workers 12,567 5,373 7,194
Non Working 97,387 32,123 65,264

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