Nalkeri Forest Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Nalkeri Forest is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 268 families residing in the village Nalkeri Forest. The total population of Nalkeri Forest is 1,117 out of which 569 are males and 548 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nalkeri Forest is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nalkeri Forest village is 155 which is 14% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 68 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nalkeri Forest is 782 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Nalkeri Forest village.

Population
1,117
Families
268
Literacy
71.52%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nalkeri Forest is 71.5%. Thus Nalkeri Forest village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 75.52% and the female literacy rate is 67.5% in Nalkeri Forest village.

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

Nalkeri Forest Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 155 87 68
Literacy 71.52% 75.52% 67.5%
Scheduled Caste 36 20 16
Scheduled Tribe 1,028 520 508
Illiterate 429 205 224

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 92% of total population in Nalkeri Forest village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nalkeri Forest village out of total population, 565 were engaged in work activities. 99.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 565 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 561 289 272
Cultivators 2 1 1
Agriculture Labourer 20 10 10
Other Workers 539 278 261
Marginal Workers 4 1 3
Non Working 552 279 273

Nearby Villages to Nalkeri Forest,

Below are the list of villages near Nalkeri Forest village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Kothur 1,816
Nalkeri 1,383
Harihara 1,141
Kumtoor 2,357
T. Shettigeri 2,977
Nemmale East And West 2,042
Bellur 935
Kurchi 1,724
Balyamandur 1,000
Manchalli & Forest 827

Reference