Hirekerur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Haveri, Karnataka - Census 2011

Hirekerur is a Town Panchayat city situated in Hirekerur taluka of Haveri district. The Hirekerur city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,125 families residing in the Hirekerur city. The total population of Hirekerur is 19,191 out of which 9,768 are males and 9,423 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hirekerur is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hirekerur city is 2217 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1159 male children and 1058 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hirekerur is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hirekerur is 89.1%. Thus Hirekerur has higher literacy rate compared to 77.4% of Haveri district. The male literacy rate is 91.76% and the female literacy rate is 86.3% in Hirekerur.

Hirekerur Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,125 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Hirekerur Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hirekerur Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,217 1,159 1,058
Literacy 89.1% 80.9% 76.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,892 967 925
Scheduled Tribe 1,526 760 766
Illiterate 4,072 1,868 2,204

Caste-wise Population - Hirekerur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8% of total population in Hirekerur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,892 967 925
Schedule Tribe 1,526 760 766

Religion-wise Population - Hirekerur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Hirekerur is 12,657 which is 65.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Hirekerur is 6,452 which is 33.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Hirekerur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,657 (65.95%) 6,393 6,264
Muslim 6,452 (33.62%) 3,339 3,113
Christian 45 (0.23%) 20 25
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 23 (0.12%) 12 11
Other Religion 9 (0.05%) 2 7
No Religion Specified 3 (0.02%) 1 2

Literacy Rate - Hirekerur

The total literacy rate of Hirekerur was 89.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 15,119 literates, males were 7,900 while females were 7,219. Also the male literacy rate was 91.76% and the female literacy rate was 86.3% in Hirekerur.

  Hirekerur Karnataka
Female 86.3% 68.08%
Male 91.76% 82.47%
Total 89.07% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Hirekerur

The Sex Ratio of Hirekerur is 965. Thus per every 1000 men there were 965 females in Hirekerur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Hirekerur.

Child Population - Hirekerur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,217 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hirekerur. Out of which 1,159 were male while 1,058 were female.

Working Population - Hirekerur

In Hirekerur Town Panchayat out of total population, 6,378 were engaged in work activities. 80.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,378 workers engaged in Main Work, 172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 523 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,138 4,384 754
Cultivators 172 159 13
Agriculture Labourer 523 399 124
Household Industries 173 138 35
Other Workers 4,270 3,688 582
Marginal Workers 1,240 787 453
Non Working 12,813 4,597 8,216

Hirekerur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Hirekerur is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,518 87% 1,029
2 Ward No - 2 1,059 87.6% 912
3 Ward No - 3 951 71.8% 977
4 Ward No - 4 1,271 75.4% 995
5 Ward No - 5 915 72.3% 894
6 Ward No - 6 1,404 79.9% 945
7 Ward No - 7 945 76.7% 890
8 Ward No - 8 1,336 79.6% 1,065
9 Ward No - 9 923 77.7% 1,024
10 Ward No - 10 911 81.3% 963
11 Ward No - 11 998 79.7% 1,105
12 Ward No - 12 1,228 88% 1,096
13 Ward No - 13 1,340 86.4% 976
14 Ward No - 14 1,782 72.3% 918
15 Ward No - 15 1,117 62.5% 967
16 Ward No - 16 1,493 78.8% 775

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