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

Sringeri is a Town Panchayat city situated in Sringeri taluka of Chikmagalur district. The Sringeri city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,165 families residing in the Sringeri city. The total population of Sringeri is 3,922 out of which 1,986 are males and 1,936 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sringeri is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sringeri city is 355 which is 9% of the total population. There are 178 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sringeri is 994 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sringeri is 92.7%. Thus Sringeri has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Chikmagalur district. The male literacy rate is 95.52% and the female literacy rate is 89.77% in Sringeri.

Sringeri Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,165 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.

Sringeri Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 355 178 177
Literacy 92.7% 87% 81.6%
Scheduled Caste 355 173 182
Scheduled Tribe 61 38 23
Illiterate 616 259 357

Caste-wise Population - Sringeri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Sringeri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 355 173 182
Schedule Tribe 61 38 23

Religion-wise Population - Sringeri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sringeri is 3,479 which is 88.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sringeri is 383 which is 9.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sringeri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,479 (88.7%) 1,760 1,719
Muslim 383 (9.77%) 199 184
Christian 37 (0.94%) 19 18
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 19 (0.48%) 7 12
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.1%) 1 3

Literacy Rate - Sringeri

The total literacy rate of Sringeri was 92.68% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 3,306 literates, males were 1,727 while females were 1,579. Also the male literacy rate was 95.52% and the female literacy rate was 89.77% in Sringeri.

  Sringeri Karnataka
Female 89.77% 68.08%
Male 95.52% 82.47%
Total 92.68% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Sringeri

The Sex Ratio of Sringeri is 975. Thus per every 1000 men there were 975 females in Sringeri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 994 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Sringeri.

Child Population - Sringeri

According to Census 2011, there were 355 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sringeri. Out of which 178 were male while 177 were female.

Working Population - Sringeri

In Sringeri Town Panchayat out of total population, 1,565 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,565 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,535 1,209 326
Cultivators 21 17 4
Agriculture Labourer 33 22 11
Household Industries 23 20 3
Other Workers 1,458 1,150 308
Marginal Workers 30 19 11
Non Working 2,357 758 1,599

Sringeri Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 457 80.1% 912
2 Ward No - 2 463 85.7% 954
3 Ward No - 3 244 88.9% 968
4 Ward No - 4 283 91.5% 965
5 Ward No - 5 142 87.3% 945
6 Ward No - 6 271 87.8% 922
7 Ward No - 7 317 87.4% 1,217
8 Ward No - 8 258 93% 779
9 Ward No - 9 357 85.2% 994
10 Ward No - 10 374 85.6% 1,000
11 Ward No - 11 756 74.6% 1,021

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