Kepu Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Kepu is a village situated in Bantval taluka of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,189 families residing in the village Kepu. The total population of Kepu is 6,166 out of which 3,117 are males and 3,049 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kepu is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kepu village is 600 which is 10% of the total population. There are 294 male children and 306 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kepu is 1,041 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Kepu village.

Population
6,166
Families
1,189
Literacy
89.36%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kepu is 89.4%. Thus Kepu village has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 93.73% and the female literacy rate is 84.87% in Kepu village.

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

Kepu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 600 294 306
Literacy 89.36% 93.73% 84.87%
Scheduled Caste 393 212 181
Scheduled Tribe 1,499 759 740
Illiterate 1,192 471 721

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.3% of total population in Kepu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kepu village out of total population, 2,728 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,728 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,241 1,601 640
Cultivators 66 55 11
Agriculture Labourer 22 21 1
Household Industries 432 71 361
Other Workers 1,721 1,454 267
Marginal Workers 487 245 242
Non Working 3,438 1,271 2,167

Nearby Villages to Kepu,

Below are the list of villages near Kepu village in Bantval.

Village Population
Vittalmudnoor 4,498
Punacha 7,978
Kula 3,506
Idkidu 3,776
Alike 5,840
Manila 3,120
Peruvai 3,062
Kanyana 7,650
Karopady 6,188
Salethur 2,698

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