Virajpet Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Virajpet is a Town Panchayat city situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district. The Virajpet city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,380 families residing in the Virajpet city. The total population of Virajpet is 17,246 out of which 8,724 are males and 8,522 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Virajpet is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Virajpet city is 1641 which is 10% of the total population. There are 860 male children and 781 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Virajpet is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (977).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Virajpet is 93.1%. Thus Virajpet has higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 94.75% and the female literacy rate is 91.46% in Virajpet.

Virajpet Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,380 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.

Virajpet Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,641 860 781
Literacy 93.1% 85.4% 83.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,680 804 876
Scheduled Tribe 360 174 186
Illiterate 2,715 1,273 1,442

Caste-wise Population - Virajpet

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Virajpet.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,680 804 876
Schedule Tribe 360 174 186

Religion-wise Population - Virajpet

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Virajpet is 10,940 which is 63.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Virajpet is 4,966 which is 28.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Virajpet as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,940 (63.43%) 5,467 5,473
Muslim 4,966 (28.8%) 2,591 2,375
Christian 1,247 (7.23%) 618 629
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Jain 57 (0.33%) 32 25
Other Religion 7 (0.04%) 6 1
No Religion Specified 25 (0.14%) 8 17

Literacy Rate - Virajpet

The total literacy rate of Virajpet was 93.12% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 14,531 literates, males were 7,451 while females were 7,080. Also the male literacy rate was 94.75% and the female literacy rate was 91.46% in Virajpet.

  Virajpet Karnataka
Female 91.46% 68.08%
Male 94.75% 82.47%
Total 93.12% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Virajpet

The Sex Ratio of Virajpet is 977. Thus per every 1000 men there were 977 females in Virajpet. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 977 ) of Virajpet.

Child Population - Virajpet

According to Census 2011, there were 1,641 children between age 0 to 6 years in Virajpet. Out of which 860 were male while 781 were female.

Working Population - Virajpet

In Virajpet Town Panchayat out of total population, 7,249 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,249 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,618 4,875 1,743
Cultivators 6 5 1
Agriculture Labourer 21 13 8
Household Industries 27 21 6
Other Workers 6,564 4,836 1,728
Marginal Workers 631 398 233
Non Working 9,997 3,451 6,546

Virajpet Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Virajpet is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 779 79.5% 868
2 Ward No - 2 913 87.7% 1,043
3 Ward No - 3 1,151 81.8% 1,059
4 Ward No - 4 1,013 75.3% 1,072
5 Ward No - 5 983 85.4% 905
6 Ward No - 6 971 82% 927
7 Ward No - 7 966 81.4% 940
8 Ward No - 8 1,341 81% 817
9 Ward No - 9 1,560 85.9% 1,010
10 Ward No - 10 1,194 88.6% 980
11 Ward No - 11 1,118 84.6% 918
12 Ward No - 12 729 84.6% 1,036
13 Ward No - 13 750 89.2% 904
14 Ward No - 14 1,436 86% 956
15 Ward No - 15 1,204 85.5% 1,101
16 Ward No - 16 1,138 88.3% 1,127

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