Hiriyur Population, Caste, Working Data Shimoga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Hiriyur is a village situated in Bhadravati taluka of Shimoga district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 641 families residing in the village Hiriyur. The total population of Hiriyur is 2,453 out of which 1,213 are males and 1,240 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hiriyur is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hiriyur village is 233 which is 9% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hiriyur is 991 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,022) of Hiriyur village.

Population
2,453
Families
641
Literacy
76.08%
Sex Ratio
1,022

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hiriyur is 76.1%. Thus Hiriyur village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.1% of Shimoga district. The male literacy rate is 83.67% and the female literacy rate is 68.68% in Hiriyur village.

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

Hiriyur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 233 117 116
Literacy 76.08% 83.67% 68.68%
Scheduled Caste 845 415 430
Scheduled Tribe 16 8 8
Illiterate 764 296 468

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Hiriyur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Hiriyur village out of total population, 1,133 were engaged in work activities. 47.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,133 workers engaged in Main Work, 125 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 213 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 536 446 90
Cultivators 125 120 5
Agriculture Labourer 213 165 48
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 195 158 37
Marginal Workers 597 294 303
Non Working 1,320 473 847

Nearby Villages to Hiriyur,

Below are the list of villages near Hiriyur village in Bhadravati.

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