Cherkady Population, Caste, Working Data Udupi, Karnataka - Census 2011

Cherkady is a village situated in Udupi taluka of Udupi district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,386 families residing in the village Cherkady. The total population of Cherkady is 6,335 out of which 3,132 are males and 3,203 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Cherkady is 1,023.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cherkady village is 500 which is 8% of the total population. There are 252 male children and 248 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cherkady is 984 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,023) of Cherkady village.

Population
6,335
Families
1,386
Literacy
85.67%
Sex Ratio
1,023

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Cherkady is 85.7%. Thus Cherkady village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.7% of Udupi district. The male literacy rate is 91.18% and the female literacy rate is 80.3% in Cherkady village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Cherkady village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Cherkady Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Cherkady village.

Total Male Female
Children 500 252 248
Literacy 85.67% 91.18% 80.3%
Scheduled Caste 262 139 123
Scheduled Tribe 1,890 965 925
Illiterate 1,336 506 830

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.8% of total population in Cherkady village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Cherkady village out of total population, 3,327 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,327 workers engaged in Main Work, 614 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 718 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,145 2,046 1,099
Cultivators 614 372 242
Agriculture Labourer 718 362 356
Household Industries 27 22 5
Other Workers 1,786 1,290 496
Marginal Workers 182 22 160
Non Working 3,008 1,064 1,944

Nearby Villages to Cherkady,

Below are the list of villages near Cherkady village in Udupi.

Village Population
Neelavar 3,480
Bellampalli 2,168
Aroor 3,609
Kukkehalli 3,188
Havanje 3,750
Haluvalli 1,982
Uppoor 7,823
Pejamangoor 4,491
Baikady 3,449
34 Kudi 3,574

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