Tirthahalli Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shimoga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Tirthahalli is a Town Panchayat city situated in Tirthahalli taluka of Shimoga district. The Tirthahalli city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,726 families residing in the Tirthahalli city. The total population of Tirthahalli is 14,528 out of which 7,093 are males and 7,435 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tirthahalli is 1,048.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tirthahalli city is 1344 which is 9% of the total population. There are 690 male children and 654 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tirthahalli is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,048).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tirthahalli is 91.6%. Thus Tirthahalli has higher literacy rate compared to 80.4% of Shimoga district. The male literacy rate is 94.72% and the female literacy rate is 88.72% in Tirthahalli.

Tirthahalli Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,726 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.

Tirthahalli Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,344 690 654
Literacy 91.6% 85.5% 80.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,427 692 735
Scheduled Tribe 146 67 79
Illiterate 2,447 1,028 1,419

Caste-wise Population - Tirthahalli

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Tirthahalli.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,427 692 735
Schedule Tribe 146 67 79

Religion-wise Population - Tirthahalli

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tirthahalli is 11,159 which is 76.81% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tirthahalli is 2,752 which is 18.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tirthahalli as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,159 (76.81%) 5,483 5,676
Muslim 2,752 (18.94%) 1,321 1,431
Christian 590 (4.06%) 275 315
Sikh 12 (0.08%) 6 6
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 13 (0.09%) 7 6
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.01%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Tirthahalli

The total literacy rate of Tirthahalli was 91.63% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 12,081 literates, males were 6,065 while females were 6,016. Also the male literacy rate was 94.72% and the female literacy rate was 88.72% in Tirthahalli.

  Tirthahalli Karnataka
Female 88.72% 68.08%
Male 94.72% 82.47%
Total 91.63% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Tirthahalli

The Sex Ratio of Tirthahalli is 1,048. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,048 females in Tirthahalli. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,048 ) of Tirthahalli.

Child Population - Tirthahalli

According to Census 2011, there were 1,344 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tirthahalli. Out of which 690 were male while 654 were female.

Working Population - Tirthahalli

In Tirthahalli Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,418 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,418 workers engaged in Main Work, 116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,263 4,117 1,146
Cultivators 116 107 9
Agriculture Labourer 28 16 12
Household Industries 38 18 20
Other Workers 5,081 3,976 1,105
Marginal Workers 155 102 53
Non Working 9,110 2,874 6,236

Tirthahalli Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 899 86.8% 1,120
2 Ward No - 2 1,451 83.2% 1,032
3 Ward No - 3 892 84% 1,055
4 Ward No - 4 999 83.6% 1,018
5 Ward No - 5 939 81.3% 1,144
6 Ward No - 6 962 83.3% 1,133
7 Ward No - 7 894 82.9% 1,139
8 Ward No - 8 825 85.5% 974
9 Ward No - 9 865 87.6% 1,007
10 Ward No - 10 694 83.1% 1,035
11 Ward No - 11 710 87.7% 994
12 Ward No - 12 715 88.1% 997
13 Ward No - 13 1,385 85.1% 1,025
14 Ward No - 14 1,246 69.8% 987
15 Ward No - 15 1,052 82% 1,087

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