Virje Population, Caste, Working Data Uttara Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Virje is a village situated in Karwar taluka of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,076 families residing in the village Virje. The total population of Virje is 7,058 out of which 3,638 are males and 3,420 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Virje is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Virje village is 947 which is 13% of the total population. There are 500 male children and 447 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Virje is 894 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Virje village.

Population
7,058
Families
2,076
Literacy
93.44%
Sex Ratio
940

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Virje is 93.4%. Thus Virje village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Uttara Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 96.21% and the female literacy rate is 90.51% in Virje village.

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

Virje Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 947 500 447
Literacy 93.44% 96.21% 90.51%
Scheduled Caste 833 429 404
Scheduled Tribe 180 97 83
Illiterate 1,348 619 729

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Virje village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Virje village out of total population, 2,554 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,554 workers engaged in Main Work, 51 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,386 2,009 377
Cultivators 51 41 10
Agriculture Labourer 16 16 0
Household Industries 11 10 1
Other Workers 2,308 1,942 366
Marginal Workers 168 92 76
Non Working 4,504 1,537 2,967

Nearby Villages to Virje,

Below are the list of villages near Virje village in Karwar.

Village Population
Mallapur 2,192
Kadra 3,250
Gotegali 1,100
Kuchegar 155
Lande 157
Hartuga 304
Kamargaon 140
Balemane 150
Goyar 253
Devakar 397

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