Kundgol Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dharwad, Karnataka - Census 2011

Kundgol is a Town Panchayat city situated in Kundgol taluka of Dharwad district. The Kundgol city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,760 families residing in the Kundgol city. The total population of Kundgol is 18,726 out of which 9,423 are males and 9,303 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kundgol is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kundgol city is 2184 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1081 male children and 1103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kundgol is 1,020 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (987).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kundgol is 77%. Thus Kundgol has lower literacy rate compared to 80% of Dharwad district. The male literacy rate is 84.33% and the female literacy rate is 69.46% in Kundgol.

Kundgol Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,760 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.

Kundgol Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,184 1,081 1,103
Literacy 77% 74.7% 61.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,620 808 812
Scheduled Tribe 535 263 272
Illiterate 5,995 2,388 3,607

Caste-wise Population - Kundgol

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Kundgol.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,620 808 812
Schedule Tribe 535 263 272

Religion-wise Population - Kundgol

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kundgol is 13,877 which is 74.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kundgol is 4,721 which is 25.21% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kundgol as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,877 (74.11%) 6,965 6,912
Muslim 4,721 (25.21%) 2,391 2,330
Christian 17 (0.09%) 10 7
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 29 (0.15%) 18 11
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 79 (0.42%) 38 41

Literacy Rate - Kundgol

The total literacy rate of Kundgol was 76.96% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 12,731 literates, males were 7,035 while females were 5,696. Also the male literacy rate was 84.33% and the female literacy rate was 69.46% in Kundgol.

  Kundgol Karnataka
Female 69.46% 68.08%
Male 84.33% 82.47%
Total 76.96% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Kundgol

The Sex Ratio of Kundgol is 987. Thus per every 1000 men there were 987 females in Kundgol. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,020 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Kundgol.

Child Population - Kundgol

According to Census 2011, there were 2,184 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kundgol. Out of which 1,081 were male while 1,103 were female.

Working Population - Kundgol

In Kundgol Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,906 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,906 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,882 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,983 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,267 5,193 2,074
Cultivators 1,882 1,708 174
Agriculture Labourer 1,983 934 1,049
Household Industries 142 99 43
Other Workers 3,260 2,452 808
Marginal Workers 639 319 320
Non Working 10,820 3,911 6,909

Kundgol Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kundgol is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,546 67.5% 990
2 Ward No - 2 924 64.7% 1,432
3 Ward No - 3 868 62.8% 1,033
4 Ward No - 4 1,276 76.3% 1,071
5 Ward No - 5 1,339 62.1% 966
6 Ward No - 6 478 88.9% 1,096
7 Ward No - 7 1,867 78.7% 766
8 Ward No - 8 1,399 72.1% 858
9 Ward No - 9 1,029 74.9% 964
10 Ward No - 10 1,001 79.2% 978
11 Ward No - 11 1,502 56.6% 1,095
12 Ward No - 12 1,842 54.9% 976
13 Ward No - 13 1,395 59.3% 970
14 Ward No - 14 1,120 72.7% 989
15 Ward No - 15 1,140 67.5% 1,058

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