Kekkar Population, Caste, Working Data Uttara Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Kekkar is a village situated in Honavar taluka of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 372 families residing in the village Kekkar. The total population of Kekkar is 1,510 out of which 748 are males and 762 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kekkar is 1,019.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kekkar village is 139 which is 9% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kekkar is 1,172 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Kekkar village.

Population
1,510
Families
372
Literacy
74.4%
Sex Ratio
1,019

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kekkar is 74.4%. Thus Kekkar village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Uttara Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 80.99% and the female literacy rate is 67.83% in Kekkar village.

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

Kekkar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 139 64 75
Literacy 74.4% 80.99% 67.83%
Scheduled Caste 257 128 129
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 490 194 296

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kekkar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kekkar village out of total population, 855 were engaged in work activities. 80.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 855 workers engaged in Main Work, 28 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 691 475 216
Cultivators 28 24 4
Agriculture Labourer 21 21 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 639 427 212
Marginal Workers 164 35 129
Non Working 655 238 417

Nearby Villages to Kekkar,

Below are the list of villages near Kekkar village in Honavar.

Village Population
Hodke Shiroor 2,134
Kadtoka 2,609
Kadnir 544
Madageri 531
Chandavar 4,069
Mallapur 313
Navilgone 2,170
Aunsalli 354
Kadle 1,587
Haldipur 10,421

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