Mudigere Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chikmagalur, Karnataka - Census 2011

Mudigere is a Town Panchayat city situated in Mudigere taluka of Chikmagalur district. The Mudigere city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,451 families residing in the Mudigere city. The total population of Mudigere is 9,677 out of which 4,785 are males and 4,892 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mudigere is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mudigere city is 922 which is 10% of the total population. There are 452 male children and 470 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mudigere is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,022).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mudigere is 91.8%. Thus Mudigere has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Chikmagalur district. The male literacy rate is 94.76% and the female literacy rate is 88.87% in Mudigere.

Mudigere Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,451 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.

Mudigere Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 922 452 470
Literacy 91.8% 85.8% 80.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,169 615 554
Scheduled Tribe 157 57 100
Illiterate 1,641 679 962

Caste-wise Population - Mudigere

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Mudigere.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,169 615 554
Schedule Tribe 157 57 100

Religion-wise Population - Mudigere

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mudigere is 5,999 which is 61.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mudigere is 3,027 which is 31.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mudigere as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,999 (61.99%) 2,957 3,042
Muslim 3,027 (31.28%) 1,530 1,497
Christian 442 (4.57%) 196 246
Sikh 9 (0.09%) 5 4
Buddhist 5 (0.05%) 3 2
Jain 189 (1.95%) 91 98
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.06%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Mudigere

The total literacy rate of Mudigere was 91.79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 8,036 literates, males were 4,106 while females were 3,930. Also the male literacy rate was 94.76% and the female literacy rate was 88.87% in Mudigere.

  Mudigere Karnataka
Female 88.87% 68.08%
Male 94.76% 82.47%
Total 91.79% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Mudigere

The Sex Ratio of Mudigere is 1,022. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,022 females in Mudigere. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Mudigere.

Child Population - Mudigere

According to Census 2011, there were 922 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mudigere. Out of which 452 were male while 470 were female.

Working Population - Mudigere

In Mudigere Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,629 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,629 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,352 2,600 752
Cultivators 74 66 8
Agriculture Labourer 20 11 9
Household Industries 42 34 8
Other Workers 3,216 2,489 727
Marginal Workers 277 164 113
Non Working 6,048 2,021 4,027

Mudigere Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mudigere is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 914 83.9% 1,059
2 Ward No - 2 796 79.9% 1,031
3 Ward No - 3 847 86.2% 1,155
4 Ward No - 4 263 87.8% 920
5 Ward No - 5 1,335 85.4% 1,181
6 Ward No - 6 594 74.2% 1,007
7 Ward No - 7 553 79.6% 1,004
8 Ward No - 8 992 86.6% 768
9 Ward No - 9 1,196 80.4% 1,007
10 Ward No - 10 779 80% 900
11 Ward No - 11 1,408 85.8% 1,108

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