Mekur Hosakeri Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Mekur Hosakeri is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 833 families residing in the village Mekur Hosakeri. The total population of Mekur Hosakeri is 3,324 out of which 1,640 are males and 1,684 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mekur Hosakeri is 1,027.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mekur Hosakeri village is 344 which is 10% of the total population. There are 171 male children and 173 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mekur Hosakeri is 1,012 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Mekur Hosakeri village.

Population
3,324
Families
833
Literacy
73.32%
Sex Ratio
1,027

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mekur Hosakeri is 73.3%. Thus Mekur Hosakeri village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 78.9% and the female literacy rate is 67.9% in Mekur Hosakeri village.

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

Mekur Hosakeri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 344 171 173
Literacy 73.32% 78.9% 67.9%
Scheduled Caste 739 350 389
Scheduled Tribe 311 164 147
Illiterate 1,139 481 658

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.4% of total population in Mekur Hosakeri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mekur Hosakeri village out of total population, 1,756 were engaged in work activities. 97.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,756 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 193 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,706 1,068 638
Cultivators 31 22 9
Agriculture Labourer 193 92 101
Household Industries 7 4 3
Other Workers 1,475 950 525
Marginal Workers 50 25 25
Non Working 1,568 547 1,021

Nearby Villages to Mekur Hosakeri,

Below are the list of villages near Mekur Hosakeri village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Bettakeri 910
Badagabanangala 5,132
Hosakote 553
Hosoor 2,805
Bilugunda 1,351
Kalathmadu 1,055
Nalvathoklu 1,243
Kolatodu Bygodu 865
Karmadu 3,335
Hathur 882

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