Sira Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tumkur, Karnataka - Census 2011

Sira is a City Municipal Council city situated in Sira taluka of Tumkur district. The Sira city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,616 families residing in the Sira city. The total population of Sira is 57,554 out of which 29,058 are males and 28,496 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sira is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sira city is 6724 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3401 male children and 3323 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sira is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (981).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sira is 83.8%. Thus Sira has higher literacy rate compared to 75.1% of Tumkur district. The male literacy rate is 87.47% and the female literacy rate is 79.99% in Sira.

Sira City Municipal Council has total administration over 12,616 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.

Sira City Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,724 3,401 3,323
Literacy 83.8% 77.2% 70.7%
Scheduled Caste 8,954 4,514 4,440
Scheduled Tribe 2,002 969 1,033
Illiterate 14,976 6,615 8,361

Caste-wise Population - Sira

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Sira.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,954 4,514 4,440
Schedule Tribe 2,002 969 1,033

Religion-wise Population - Sira

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sira is 33,944 which is 58.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sira is 23,441 which is 40.73% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sira as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 33,944 (58.98%) 17,216 16,728
Muslim 23,441 (40.73%) 11,764 11,677
Christian 108 (0.19%) 46 62
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 3 4
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 34 (0.06%) 19 15
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 18 (0.03%) 10 8

Literacy Rate - Sira

The total literacy rate of Sira was 83.77% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 42,578 literates, males were 22,443 while females were 20,135. Also the male literacy rate was 87.47% and the female literacy rate was 79.99% in Sira.

  Sira Karnataka
Female 79.99% 68.08%
Male 87.47% 82.47%
Total 83.77% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Sira

The Sex Ratio of Sira is 981. Thus per every 1000 men there were 981 females in Sira. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 981 ) of Sira.

Child Population - Sira

According to Census 2011, there were 6,724 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sira. Out of which 3,401 were male while 3,323 were female.

Working Population - Sira

In Sira City Municipal Council out of total population, 25,838 were engaged in work activities. 89.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,838 workers engaged in Main Work, 612 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 499 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,033 15,344 7,689
Cultivators 612 541 71
Agriculture Labourer 499 323 176
Household Industries 5,450 1,356 4,094
Other Workers 16,472 13,124 3,348
Marginal Workers 2,805 1,327 1,478
Non Working 31,716 12,387 19,329

Sira Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,493 71.7% 834
2 Ward No - 2 2,181 88.3% 1,044
3 Ward No - 3 1,278 85.5% 948
4 Ward No - 4 2,688 70.9% 1,007
5 Ward No - 5 1,568 75% 922
6 Ward No - 6 1,393 62.8% 999
7 Ward No - 7 1,132 82.3% 979
8 Ward No - 8 1,010 79.4% 1,008
9 Ward No - 9 1,171 78.4% 1,005
10 Ward No - 10 2,353 67.7% 1,016
11 Ward No - 11 1,708 79.2% 1,050
12 Ward No - 12 1,589 80.4% 1,027
13 Ward No - 13 2,183 65% 1,016
14 Ward No - 14 1,767 59.4% 999
15 Ward No - 15 1,351 77.6% 1,085
16 Ward No - 16 1,491 76.5% 929
17 Ward No - 17 1,996 55.2% 1,024
18 Ward No - 18 1,868 50.9% 983
19 Ward No - 19 1,541 63.7% 813
20 Ward No - 20 2,100 75.8% 1,019
21 Ward No - 21 1,690 81.9% 1,039
22 Ward No - 22 2,100 78.9% 1,008
23 Ward No - 23 2,078 71.3% 968
24 Ward No - 24 1,852 80% 968
25 Ward No - 25 1,589 81.9% 967
26 Ward No - 26 1,920 67.7% 939
27 Ward No - 27 1,557 68.6% 954
28 Ward No - 28 1,626 76.4% 904
29 Ward No - 29 1,462 84.3% 1,059
30 Ward No - 30 3,702 86.7% 1,021
31 Ward No - 31 3,117 73.9% 934

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