Puttur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka

Puttur Taluka of Dakshina Kannada district has total population of 287,851 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 143,116 are males while 144,735 are females. In 2011 there were total 59,569 families residing in Puttur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Puttur Taluka is 1,011.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 21.1% people lives in Urban areas while 78.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.9% while that in the rural areas is 84.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Puttur Taluka is 1,009% while that of Rural areas is 1,012.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puttur Taluka is 29817 which is 10% of the total population. There are 15330 male children and 14487 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puttur Taluka is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Puttur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Puttur Taluka is 86.02%. The male literacy rate is 81.56% and the female literacy rate is 72.7% in Puttur Taluka.

Population
287,851
Families
59,569
Literacy
86.02%
Sex Ratio
1,011

To facilitate the administration, Puttur Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 66 villages.

Puttur Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 29,817 15,330 14,487
Literacy 86.02% 81.56% 72.7%
Scheduled Caste 34,040 17,102 16,938
Scheduled Tribe 17,627 8,773 8,854
Illiterate 65,902 26,390 39,512

Caste-wise Population - Puttur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.1% of total population in Puttur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34,040 17,102 16,938
Schedule Tribe 17,627 8,773 8,854

Religion-wise Population - Puttur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 206,201 (71.63%) 102,814 103,387
Muslim 65,357 (22.71%) 32,177 33,180
Christian 15,279 (5.31%) 7,595 7,684
Sikh 22 (0.01%) 17 5
Buddhist 28 (0.01%) 16 12
Jain 909 (0.32%) 472 437
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 53 (0.02%) 24 29

Literacy Rate - Puttur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Puttur Taluka in 2011 were 86.02% in which, male and female literacy were 91.34% and 80.79% respectively. Total literate in Puttur Taluka were 221,949 of which male and female were 116,726 and 105,223 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Puttur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Puttur Taluka is 1,011 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Puttur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Puttur Taluka.

Child Population - Puttur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 29,817 children between age 0 to 6 years in Puttur Taluka. Out of which 29,817 were male while 29,817 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Puttur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 12,922 families under Puttur Taluka living in urban areas while 12,922 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 21.1% of total population of Puttur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 78.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,085 while that in rural region is 23,732.

Total Urban Rural
Population 287,851 60,874 226,977
Children (0 - 6 years) 29,817 6,085 23,732
Schedule Caste 34,040 5,268 28,772
Schedule Tribe 17,627 2,481 15,146
Literacy 86.02% 91.94% 84.42%
Sex Ratio 1,011 1,009 1,012

Working Population - Puttur Taluka

In Puttur Taluka out of total population, 147,029 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 147,029 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,029 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 129,987 83,762 46,225
Cultivators 2,103 1,421 682
Agriculture Labourer 1,029 788 241
Household Industries 24,646 1,489 23,157
Other Workers 102,209 80,064 22,145
Marginal Workers 17,042 5,041 12,001
Non Working 140,822 54,313 86,509

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