Puttur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Puttur is a Town Municipal Council city situated in Puttur taluka of Dakshina Kannada district. The Puttur city is divided into 27 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 11,378 families residing in the Puttur city. The total population of Puttur is 53,061 out of which 26,403 are males and 26,658 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puttur is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puttur city is 5049 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2618 male children and 2431 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puttur is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puttur is 92.3%. Thus Puttur has higher literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 95.94% and the female literacy rate is 88.83% in Puttur.

Puttur Town Municipal Council has total administration over 11,378 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Puttur Town Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,049 2,618 2,431
Literacy 92.3% 86.4% 80.7%
Scheduled Caste 4,766 2,332 2,434
Scheduled Tribe 2,387 1,175 1,212
Illiterate 8,721 3,583 5,138

Caste-wise Population - Puttur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.5% of total population in Puttur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,766 2,332 2,434
Schedule Tribe 2,387 1,175 1,212

Religion-wise Population - Puttur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Puttur is 37,127 which is 69.97% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Puttur is 11,858 which is 22.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Puttur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 37,127 (69.97%) 18,404 18,723
Muslim 11,858 (22.35%) 5,988 5,870
Christian 3,884 (7.32%) 1,917 1,967
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Buddhist 8 (0.02%) 4 4
Jain 160 (0.3%) 78 82
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 17 (0.03%) 7 10

Literacy Rate - Puttur

The total literacy rate of Puttur was 92.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 44,340 literates, males were 22,820 while females were 21,520. Also the male literacy rate was 95.94% and the female literacy rate was 88.83% in Puttur.

  Puttur Karnataka
Female 88.83% 68.08%
Male 95.94% 82.47%
Total 92.35% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Puttur

The Sex Ratio of Puttur is 1,010. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,010 females in Puttur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Puttur.

Child Population - Puttur

According to Census 2011, there were 5,049 children between age 0 to 6 years in Puttur. Out of which 2,618 were male while 2,431 were female.

Working Population - Puttur

In Puttur Town Municipal Council out of total population, 22,374 were engaged in work activities. 95.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,374 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,290 14,500 6,790
Cultivators 108 80 28
Agriculture Labourer 126 95 31
Household Industries 1,913 240 1,673
Other Workers 19,143 14,085 5,058
Marginal Workers 1,084 514 570
Non Working 30,687 11,389 19,298

Puttur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Puttur is further divided into 27 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,609 82% 974
2 Ward No - 2 2,334 87.1% 857
3 Ward No - 3 2,345 84.9% 1,036
4 Ward No - 4 2,249 81.2% 1,017
5 Ward No - 5 3,107 82.9% 1,051
6 Ward No - 6 3,331 80.1% 984
7 Ward No - 7 1,001 74.3% 1,085
8 Ward No - 8 1,906 80.8% 1,017
9 Ward No - 9 2,091 85.9% 1,060
10 Ward No - 10 2,521 86.6% 1,078
11 Ward No - 11 953 86.3% 977
12 Ward No - 12 2,005 85.2% 977
13 Ward No - 13 1,168 86% 1,021
14 Ward No - 14 1,706 82.4% 1,014
15 Ward No - 15 1,886 87% 1,041
16 Ward No - 16 1,414 80.3% 1,026
17 Ward No - 17 1,778 90.1% 1,058
18 Ward No - 18 1,860 83.3% 952
19 Ward No - 19 1,766 86% 934
20 Ward No - 20 2,908 86.3% 1,062
21 Ward No - 21 2,100 88.9% 1,011
22 Ward No - 22 1,238 82.4% 905
23 Ward No - 23 2,078 79.9% 1,027
24 Ward No - 24 1,607 85.1% 1,055
25 Ward No - 25 1,418 78.2% 1,055
26 Ward No - 26 3,079 82% 985
27 Ward No - 27 1,603 75.9% 1,024

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