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

Tenkayekkar is a village situated in Mangalore taluka of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 738 families residing in the village Tenkayekkar. The total population of Tenkayekkar is 3,445 out of which 1,660 are males and 1,785 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tenkayekkar is 1,075.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tenkayekkar village is 319 which is 9% of the total population. There are 182 male children and 137 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tenkayekkar is 753 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,075) of Tenkayekkar village.

Population
3,445
Families
738
Literacy
86.21%
Sex Ratio
1,075

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tenkayekkar is 86.2%. Thus Tenkayekkar village has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 90.73% and the female literacy rate is 82.16% in Tenkayekkar village.

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

Tenkayekkar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 319 182 137
Literacy 86.21% 90.73% 82.16%
Scheduled Caste 126 66 60
Scheduled Tribe 54 25 29
Illiterate 750 319 431

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Tenkayekkar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tenkayekkar village out of total population, 1,507 were engaged in work activities. 69.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,507 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,047 639 408
Cultivators 70 58 12
Agriculture Labourer 28 18 10
Household Industries 250 19 231
Other Workers 699 544 155
Marginal Workers 460 272 188
Non Working 1,938 749 1,189

Nearby Villages to Tenkayekkar,

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

Village Population
Badagayekkaru 2,467
Permude 2,242
Delanthabettu 1,464
Kalavar 1,115
Surinje 3,098
Malavoor 3,468
Madya 1,624
Paduperar 3,905
Mantrady 1,744
Kompadavu 2,582

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