Khanapur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Belgaum district, Karnataka

Khanapur Taluka of Belgaum district has total population of 258,089 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 130,598 are males while 127,491 are females. In 2011 there were total 56,153 families residing in Khanapur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Khanapur Taluka is 976.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.2% people lives in Urban areas while 86.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86% while that in the rural areas is 74.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Khanapur Taluka is 983% while that of Rural areas is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khanapur Taluka is 30617 which is 12% of the total population. There are 15501 male children and 15116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khanapur Taluka is 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Khanapur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Khanapur Taluka is 75.65%. The male literacy rate is 74.63% and the female literacy rate is 58.52% in Khanapur Taluka.

Population
258,089
Families
56,153
Literacy
75.65%
Sex Ratio
976

To facilitate the administration, Khanapur Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 218 villages.

Khanapur Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 30,617 15,501 15,116
Literacy 75.65% 74.63% 58.52%
Scheduled Caste 19,801 9,921 9,880
Scheduled Tribe 12,517 6,281 6,236
Illiterate 86,014 33,127 52,887

Caste-wise Population - Khanapur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Khanapur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,801 9,921 9,880
Schedule Tribe 12,517 6,281 6,236

Religion-wise Population - Khanapur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 222,972 (86.39%) 112,740 110,232
Muslim 23,883 (9.25%) 12,091 11,792
Christian 4,684 (1.81%) 2,365 2,319
Sikh 76 (0.03%) 40 36
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 12 5
Jain 6,065 (2.35%) 3,158 2,907
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 390 (0.15%) 191 199

Literacy Rate - Khanapur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Khanapur Taluka in 2011 were 75.65% in which, male and female literacy were 84.69% and 66.39% respectively. Total literate in Khanapur Taluka were 172,075 of which male and female were 97,471 and 74,604 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Khanapur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Khanapur Taluka is 976 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 976 females in Khanapur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Khanapur Taluka.

Child Population - Khanapur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 30,617 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khanapur Taluka. Out of which 30,617 were male while 30,617 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khanapur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,653 families under Khanapur Taluka living in urban areas while 7,653 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.2% of total population of Khanapur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 86.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,927 while that in rural region is 26,690.

Total Urban Rural
Population 258,089 34,102 223,987
Children (0 - 6 years) 30,617 3,927 26,690
Schedule Caste 19,801 2,627 17,174
Schedule Tribe 12,517 2,626 9,891
Literacy 75.65% 85.97% 74.07%
Sex Ratio 976 983 975

Working Population - Khanapur Taluka

In Khanapur Taluka out of total population, 118,424 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 118,424 workers engaged in Main Work, 37,486 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27,414 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 94,063 64,808 29,255
Cultivators 37,486 27,883 9,603
Agriculture Labourer 27,414 12,813 14,601
Household Industries 2,168 1,716 452
Other Workers 26,995 22,396 4,599
Marginal Workers 24,361 11,368 12,993
Non Working 139,665 54,422 85,243

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