Kollegal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chamarajanagar, Karnataka - Census 2011

Kollegal is a City Municipal Council city situated in Kollegal taluka of Chamarajanagar district. The Kollegal city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 13,250 families residing in the Kollegal city. The total population of Kollegal is 57,149 out of which 28,546 are males and 28,603 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kollegal is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kollegal city is 5259 which is 9% of the total population. There are 2710 male children and 2549 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kollegal is 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kollegal is 82%. Thus Kollegal has higher literacy rate compared to 61.4% of Chamarajanagar district. The male literacy rate is 86.31% and the female literacy rate is 77.72% in Kollegal.

Kollegal City Municipal Council has total administration over 13,250 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within City Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kollegal City Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kollegal City Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 5,259 2,710 2,549
Literacy 82% 78.1% 70.8%
Scheduled Caste 15,227 7,622 7,605
Scheduled Tribe 6,905 3,413 3,492
Illiterate 14,602 6,247 8,355

Caste-wise Population - Kollegal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.1% of total population in Kollegal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,227 7,622 7,605
Schedule Tribe 6,905 3,413 3,492

Religion-wise Population - Kollegal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kollegal is 48,428 which is 84.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kollegal is 6,854 which is 11.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kollegal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 48,428 (84.74%) 24,100 24,328
Muslim 6,854 (11.99%) 3,578 3,276
Christian 1,691 (2.96%) 778 913
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 4 3
Buddhist 79 (0.14%) 43 36
Jain 21 (0.04%) 10 11
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 66 (0.12%) 31 35

Literacy Rate - Kollegal

The total literacy rate of Kollegal was 81.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 42,547 literates, males were 22,299 while females were 20,248. Also the male literacy rate was 86.31% and the female literacy rate was 77.72% in Kollegal.

  Kollegal Karnataka
Female 77.72% 68.08%
Male 86.31% 82.47%
Total 81.99% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Kollegal

The Sex Ratio of Kollegal is 1,002. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Kollegal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Kollegal.

Child Population - Kollegal

According to Census 2011, there were 5,259 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kollegal. Out of which 2,710 were male while 2,549 were female.

Working Population - Kollegal

In Kollegal City Municipal Council out of total population, 22,050 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,050 workers engaged in Main Work, 917 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,745 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,409 14,316 4,093
Cultivators 917 888 29
Agriculture Labourer 1,745 1,167 578
Household Industries 426 272 154
Other Workers 15,321 11,989 3,332
Marginal Workers 3,641 2,364 1,277
Non Working 35,099 11,866 23,233

Kollegal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kollegal is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,584 76.5% 995
2 Ward No - 2 2,226 76.3% 1,140
3 Ward No - 3 1,881 73.2% 1,045
4 Ward No - 4 1,508 70.6% 1,097
5 Ward No - 5 2,349 50.6% 1,028
6 Ward No - 6 2,656 74.1% 978
7 Ward No - 7 1,120 90.4% 1,540
8 Ward No - 8 1,204 69.9% 990
9 Ward No - 9 1,673 75.4% 1,013
10 Ward No - 10 2,606 68.1% 1,052
11 Ward No - 11 1,072 85.1% 1,058
12 Ward No - 12 1,682 85.3% 1,005
13 Ward No - 13 701 73.6% 1,038
14 Ward No - 14 2,156 74.8% 1,011
15 Ward No - 15 1,005 84.2% 1,014
16 Ward No - 16 1,636 73.5% 918
17 Ward No - 17 1,032 81.1% 981
18 Ward No - 18 1,133 86.9% 1,053
19 Ward No - 19 2,441 80.1% 967
20 Ward No - 20 978 88.4% 940
21 Ward No - 21 1,936 92.3% 814
22 Ward No - 22 2,295 83.9% 1,145
23 Ward No - 23 1,911 79.7% 1,057
24 Ward No - 24 3,583 77.8% 872
25 Ward No - 25 3,588 76.7% 924
26 Ward No - 26 1,635 63.4% 989
27 Ward No - 27 1,613 62.3% 936
28 Ward No - 28 1,924 66.1% 994
29 Ward No - 29 1,874 64.9% 1,013
30 Ward No - 30 1,792 64.3% 1,011
31 Ward No - 31 1,355 55.9% 961

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