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

Turuvekere is a Town Panchayat city situated in Turuvekere taluka of Tumkur district. The Turuvekere city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,549 families residing in the Turuvekere city. The total population of Turuvekere is 14,194 out of which 7,059 are males and 7,135 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turuvekere is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turuvekere city is 1299 which is 9% of the total population. There are 694 male children and 605 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turuvekere is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turuvekere is 88.6%. Thus Turuvekere has higher literacy rate compared to 75.1% of Tumkur district. The male literacy rate is 93.17% and the female literacy rate is 84.23% in Turuvekere.

Turuvekere Town Panchayat has total administration over 3,549 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.

Turuvekere Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,299 694 605
Literacy 88.6% 84% 77.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,848 853 995
Scheduled Tribe 368 185 183
Illiterate 2,764 1,129 1,635

Caste-wise Population - Turuvekere

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Turuvekere.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,848 853 995
Schedule Tribe 368 185 183

Religion-wise Population - Turuvekere

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Turuvekere is 11,619 which is 81.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Turuvekere is 2,487 which is 17.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Turuvekere as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,619 (81.86%) 5,754 5,865
Muslim 2,487 (17.52%) 1,264 1,223
Christian 63 (0.44%) 29 34
Sikh 5 (0.04%) 3 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 19 (0.13%) 9 10
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Turuvekere

The total literacy rate of Turuvekere was 88.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 11,430 literates, males were 5,930 while females were 5,500. Also the male literacy rate was 93.17% and the female literacy rate was 84.23% in Turuvekere.

  Turuvekere Karnataka
Female 84.23% 68.08%
Male 93.17% 82.47%
Total 88.64% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Turuvekere

The Sex Ratio of Turuvekere is 1,011. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Turuvekere. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Turuvekere.

Child Population - Turuvekere

According to Census 2011, there were 1,299 children between age 0 to 6 years in Turuvekere. Out of which 694 were male while 605 were female.

Working Population - Turuvekere

In Turuvekere Town Panchayat out of total population, 5,163 were engaged in work activities. 93.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,163 workers engaged in Main Work, 300 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,809 3,912 897
Cultivators 300 288 12
Agriculture Labourer 59 45 14
Household Industries 41 28 13
Other Workers 4,409 3,551 858
Marginal Workers 354 225 129
Non Working 9,031 2,922 6,109

Turuvekere Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Turuvekere is further divided into 14 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,118 75% 1,011
2 Ward No - 2 900 76.2% 1,128
3 Ward No - 3 1,230 81.3% 1,220
4 Ward No - 4 1,424 73% 997
5 Ward No - 5 1,139 84.3% 957
6 Ward No - 6 1,246 77.8% 1,029
7 Ward No - 7 1,122 86.1% 975
8 Ward No - 8 814 83.2% 884
9 Ward No - 9 894 84.8% 1,134
10 Ward No - 10 976 78.8% 972
11 Ward No - 11 642 82.1% 1,078
12 Ward No - 12 677 84.2% 768
13 Ward No - 13 1,006 83.1% 1,004
14 Ward No - 14 1,006 82.9% 976

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