Devanur Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Devanur is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 557 families residing in the village Devanur. The total population of Devanur is 1,909 out of which 937 are males and 972 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Devanur is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devanur village is 199 which is 10% of the total population. There are 95 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devanur is 1,095 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Devanur village.

Population
1,909
Families
557
Literacy
61.87%
Sex Ratio
1,037

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Devanur is 61.9%. Thus Devanur village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 65.08% and the female literacy rate is 58.76% in Devanur village.

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

Devanur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 199 95 104
Literacy 61.87% 65.08% 58.76%
Scheduled Caste 126 64 62
Scheduled Tribe 841 408 433
Illiterate 851 389 462

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.1% of total population in Devanur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Devanur village out of total population, 1,139 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,139 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 320 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,114 654 460
Cultivators 16 10 6
Agriculture Labourer 320 157 163
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 774 485 289
Marginal Workers 25 10 15
Non Working 770 273 497

Nearby Villages to Devanur,

Below are the list of villages near Devanur village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Nittur 2,223
Hathugattu Forest I 139
Kottageri 944
Besagur 878
Nalloor 766
Bilur 1,233
Balele 3,071
Dhanugala 1,893
Badaga 3,295
Kutta 5,291

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