Sringeri Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chikmagalur district, Karnataka

Sringeri Taluka of Chikmagalur district has total population of 36,539 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 18,030 are males while 18,509 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,313 families residing in Sringeri Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Sringeri Taluka is 1,027.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.7% people lives in Urban areas while 89.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.7% while that in the rural areas is 85.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sringeri Taluka is 975% while that of Rural areas is 1,033.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sringeri Taluka is 2961 which is 8% of the total population. There are 1490 male children and 1471 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sringeri Taluka is 987 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,027 ) of Sringeri Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Sringeri Taluka is 86.12%. The male literacy rate is 82.97% and the female literacy rate is 75.4% in Sringeri Taluka.

Population
36,539
Families
9,313
Literacy
86.12%
Sex Ratio
1,027

To facilitate the administration, Sringeri Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 49 villages.

Sringeri Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 2,961 1,490 1,471
Literacy 86.12% 82.97% 75.4%
Scheduled Caste 4,295 2,085 2,210
Scheduled Tribe 2,978 1,442 1,536
Illiterate 7,623 3,070 4,553

Caste-wise Population - Sringeri Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.2% of total population in Sringeri Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,295 2,085 2,210
Schedule Tribe 2,978 1,442 1,536

Religion-wise Population - Sringeri Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 34,579 (94.64%) 17,065 17,514
Muslim 1,694 (4.64%) 836 858
Christian 196 (0.54%) 93 103
Sikh 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Jain 56 (0.15%) 29 27
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.02%) 1 5

Literacy Rate - Sringeri Taluka

Average literacy rate of Sringeri Taluka in 2011 were 86.12% in which, male and female literacy were 90.45% and 81.91% respectively. Total literate in Sringeri Taluka were 28,916 of which male and female were 14,960 and 13,956 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sringeri Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Sringeri Taluka is 1,027 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,027 females in Sringeri Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 987 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,027 ) of Sringeri Taluka.

Child Population - Sringeri Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 2,961 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sringeri Taluka. Out of which 2,961 were male while 2,961 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sringeri Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,165 families under Sringeri Taluka living in urban areas while 1,165 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.7% of total population of Sringeri Taluka lives in Urban areas while 89.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 355 while that in rural region is 2,606.

Total Urban Rural
Population 36,539 3,922 32,617
Children (0 - 6 years) 2,961 355 2,606
Schedule Caste 4,295 355 3,940
Schedule Tribe 2,978 61 2,917
Literacy 86.12% 92.68% 85.34%
Sex Ratio 1,027 975 1,033

Working Population - Sringeri Taluka

In Sringeri Taluka out of total population, 15,157 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,157 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,304 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,389 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,773 10,719 3,054
Cultivators 4,304 3,936 368
Agriculture Labourer 3,389 2,182 1,207
Household Industries 227 175 52
Other Workers 5,853 4,426 1,427
Marginal Workers 1,384 592 792
Non Working 21,382 6,719 14,663

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