Kalghatgi Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dharwad district, Karnataka

Kalghatgi Taluka of Dharwad district has total population of 154,659 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 79,733 are males while 74,926 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,526 families residing in Kalghatgi Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kalghatgi Taluka is 940.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.9% people lives in Urban areas while 89.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.1% while that in the rural areas is 67.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kalghatgi Taluka is 984% while that of Rural areas is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalghatgi Taluka is 21050 which is 14% of the total population. There are 10859 male children and 10191 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalghatgi Taluka is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Kalghatgi Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Kalghatgi Taluka is 68.81%. The male literacy rate is 66.29% and the female literacy rate is 52.15% in Kalghatgi Taluka.

Population
154,659
Families
31,526
Literacy
68.81%
Sex Ratio
940

To facilitate the administration, Kalghatgi Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 87 villages.

Kalghatgi Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,050 10,859 10,191
Literacy 68.81% 66.29% 52.15%
Scheduled Caste 20,979 10,694 10,285
Scheduled Tribe 8,386 4,357 4,029
Illiterate 62,728 26,876 35,852

Caste-wise Population - Kalghatgi Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Kalghatgi Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,979 10,694 10,285
Schedule Tribe 8,386 4,357 4,029

Religion-wise Population - Kalghatgi Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 135,006 (87.29%) 69,548 65,458
Muslim 14,903 (9.64%) 7,728 7,175
Christian 943 (0.61%) 491 452
Sikh 15 (0.01%) 7 8
Buddhist 7 (0%) 5 2
Jain 2,948 (1.91%) 1,535 1,413
Other Religion 222 (0.14%) 112 110
No Religion Specified 615 (0.4%) 307 308

Literacy Rate - Kalghatgi Taluka

Average literacy rate of Kalghatgi Taluka in 2011 were 68.81% in which, male and female literacy were 76.74% and 60.36% respectively. Total literate in Kalghatgi Taluka were 91,931 of which male and female were 52,857 and 39,074 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kalghatgi Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Kalghatgi Taluka is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Kalghatgi Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Kalghatgi Taluka.

Child Population - Kalghatgi Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 21,050 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kalghatgi Taluka. Out of which 21,050 were male while 21,050 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kalghatgi Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,561 families under Kalghatgi Taluka living in urban areas while 3,561 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.9% of total population of Kalghatgi Taluka lives in Urban areas while 89.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,138 while that in rural region is 18,912.

Total Urban Rural
Population 154,659 16,917 137,742
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,050 2,138 18,912
Schedule Caste 20,979 3,773 17,206
Schedule Tribe 8,386 521 7,865
Literacy 68.81% 79.13% 67.52%
Sex Ratio 940 984 934

Working Population - Kalghatgi Taluka

In Kalghatgi Taluka out of total population, 80,081 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,081 workers engaged in Main Work, 26,104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27,877 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 69,442 45,856 23,586
Cultivators 26,104 19,764 6,340
Agriculture Labourer 27,877 13,324 14,553
Household Industries 809 629 180
Other Workers 14,652 12,139 2,513
Marginal Workers 10,639 3,234 7,405
Non Working 74,578 30,643 43,935

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