Nargund Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gadag district, Karnataka

Nargund Taluka of Gadag district has total population of 100,623 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 51,276 are males while 49,347 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,072 families residing in Nargund Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Nargund Taluka is 962.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 36.1% people lives in Urban areas while 63.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 74.5% while that in the rural areas is 74%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nargund Taluka is 977% while that of Rural areas is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nargund Taluka is 12579 which is 13% of the total population. There are 6574 male children and 6005 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nargund Taluka is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Nargund Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Nargund Taluka is 74.16%. The male literacy rate is 73.77% and the female literacy rate is 55.66% in Nargund Taluka.

Population
100,623
Families
20,072
Literacy
74.16%
Sex Ratio
962

To facilitate the administration, Nargund Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 35 villages.

Nargund Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,579 6,574 6,005
Literacy 74.16% 73.77% 55.66%
Scheduled Caste 9,892 4,981 4,911
Scheduled Tribe 4,593 2,370 2,223
Illiterate 35,330 13,452 21,878

Caste-wise Population - Nargund Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.6% of total population in Nargund Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,892 4,981 4,911
Schedule Tribe 4,593 2,370 2,223

Religion-wise Population - Nargund Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 85,869 (85.34%) 43,667 42,202
Muslim 13,925 (13.84%) 7,177 6,748
Christian 76 (0.08%) 36 40
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 7 7
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 431 (0.43%) 237 194
Other Religion 5 (0%) 1 4
No Religion Specified 301 (0.3%) 150 151

Literacy Rate - Nargund Taluka

Average literacy rate of Nargund Taluka in 2011 were 74.16% in which, male and female literacy were 84.61% and 63.38% respectively. Total literate in Nargund Taluka were 65,293 of which male and female were 37,824 and 27,469 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nargund Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Nargund Taluka is 962 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 962 females in Nargund Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Nargund Taluka.

Child Population - Nargund Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 12,579 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nargund Taluka. Out of which 12,579 were male while 12,579 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nargund Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,433 families under Nargund Taluka living in urban areas while 7,433 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 36.1% of total population of Nargund Taluka lives in Urban areas while 63.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,532 while that in rural region is 8,047.

Total Urban Rural
Population 100,623 36,291 64,332
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,579 4,532 8,047
Schedule Caste 9,892 4,034 5,858
Schedule Tribe 4,593 994 3,599
Literacy 74.16% 74.46% 73.99%
Sex Ratio 962 977 954

Working Population - Nargund Taluka

In Nargund Taluka out of total population, 47,975 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 47,975 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,723 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,263 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 38,797 26,637 12,160
Cultivators 16,723 12,860 3,863
Agriculture Labourer 12,263 5,990 6,273
Household Industries 701 553 148
Other Workers 9,110 7,234 1,876
Marginal Workers 9,178 2,973 6,205
Non Working 52,648 21,666 30,982

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