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

Phajeer is a village situated in Bantval taluka of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,267 families residing in the village Phajeer. The total population of Phajeer is 6,550 out of which 3,288 are males and 3,262 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Phajeer is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Phajeer village is 724 which is 11% of the total population. There are 366 male children and 358 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Phajeer is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (992) of Phajeer village.

Population
6,550
Families
1,267
Literacy
87.26%
Sex Ratio
992

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Phajeer is 87.3%. Thus Phajeer village has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 92.88% and the female literacy rate is 81.61% in Phajeer village.

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

Phajeer Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 724 366 358
Literacy 87.26% 92.88% 81.61%
Scheduled Caste 146 74 72
Scheduled Tribe 39 18 21
Illiterate 1,466 574 892

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Phajeer village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Phajeer village out of total population, 3,217 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,217 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 216 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,836 1,767 1,069
Cultivators 179 142 37
Agriculture Labourer 216 170 46
Household Industries 781 135 646
Other Workers 1,660 1,320 340
Marginal Workers 381 172 209
Non Working 3,333 1,349 1,984

Nearby Villages to Phajeer,

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

Village Population
Kurnad 2,718
Naringana 6,562
Chelur 987
Balepuni 5,619
Sajipapadu 2,036
Ira 7,376
Kallige 4,205
Sajipamuda 7,609
Kodman 1,665
Amtoor 3,115

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