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

Puthige is a village situated in Mangalore taluka of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,713 families residing in the village Puthige. The total population of Puthige is 8,279 out of which 4,205 are males and 4,074 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puthige is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puthige village is 733 which is 9% of the total population. There are 392 male children and 341 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puthige is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Puthige village.

Population
8,279
Families
1,713
Literacy
90.03%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puthige is 90%. Thus Puthige village has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 94.65% and the female literacy rate is 85.32% in Puthige village.

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

Puthige Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 733 392 341
Literacy 90.03% 94.65% 85.32%
Scheduled Caste 697 352 345
Scheduled Tribe 805 410 395
Illiterate 1,485 596 889

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.7% of total population in Puthige village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puthige village out of total population, 3,999 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,999 workers engaged in Main Work, 195 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 231 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,607 2,313 1,294
Cultivators 195 154 41
Agriculture Labourer 231 156 75
Household Industries 526 24 502
Other Workers 2,655 1,979 676
Marginal Workers 392 126 266
Non Working 4,280 1,766 2,514

Nearby Villages to Puthige,

Below are the list of villages near Puthige village in Mangalore.

Village Population
Hosabettu 2,260
Beluvai 10,220
Puchhamoguru 2,108
Padumarnadu 4,553
Ervuailu 2,931
Moodumarnadu 2,611
Thodaru 3,031
Kellaputhige 1,364
Tenkamijar 5,050
Daregudde 1,804

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