Nittur Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Nittur is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 630 families residing in the village Nittur. The total population of Nittur is 2,223 out of which 1,073 are males and 1,150 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nittur is 1,072.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nittur village is 246 which is 11% of the total population. There are 124 male children and 122 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nittur is 984 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,072) of Nittur village.

Population
2,223
Families
630
Literacy
63.53%
Sex Ratio
1,072

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nittur is 63.5%. Thus Nittur village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 66.81% and the female literacy rate is 60.51% in Nittur village.

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

Nittur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 246 124 122
Literacy 63.53% 66.81% 60.51%
Scheduled Caste 115 61 54
Scheduled Tribe 1,163 560 603
Illiterate 967 439 528

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 52.3% of total population in Nittur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nittur village out of total population, 1,310 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,310 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,264 682 582
Cultivators 25 11 14
Agriculture Labourer 11 7 4
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 1,226 663 563
Marginal Workers 46 17 29
Non Working 913 374 539

Nearby Villages to Nittur,

Below are the list of villages near Nittur village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Kottageri 944
Devanur 1,909
Besagur 878
Hathugattu Forest I 139
Nalloor 766
Bilur 1,233
Balele 3,071
Dhanugala 1,893
Badaga 3,295
Kutta 5,291

Reference