Malur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kolar district, Karnataka

Malur Taluka of Kolar district has a total population of 236,920 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 121,083 are males while 115,837 are females. In 2011 there were a total 52,443 families residing in Malur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Malur Taluka is 957.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.9% people live in Urban areas while 83.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.5% while that in rural areas is 67.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Malur Taluka is 965 while that of Rural areas is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malur Taluka is 26140 which is 11% of the total population. There are 13282 male children and 12858 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malur Taluka is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Malur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Malur Taluka is 70.37%. The male literacy rate is 69.37% and the female literacy rate is 55.54% in Malur Taluka.

Population
236,920
Literacy
70.37%
Sex Ratio
957

To facilitate the administration, Malur Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 363 villages.

Malur Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Malur Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,140 13,282 12,858
Literacy 70.37% 69.37% 55.54%
Scheduled Caste 60,184 30,210 29,974
Scheduled Tribe 22,375 11,400 10,975
Illiterate 88,589 37,083 51,506

Caste-wise Population - Malur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.4% of total population in Malur Taluka of Karnataka.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 60,184 30,210 29,974
Schedule Tribe 22,375 11,400 10,975

Religion-wise Population - Malur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 218,518 (92.23%) 111,477 107,041
Muslim 17,312 (7.31%) 9,060 8,252
Christian 653 (0.28%) 325 328
Sikh 22 (0.01%) 10 12
Buddhist 10 (0%) 3 7
Jain 153 (0.06%) 82 71
Other Religion 13 (0.01%) 4 9
No Religion Specified 239 (0.1%) 122 117

Literacy Rate - Malur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Malur Taluka in 2011 were 70.37% in which, male and female literacy were 77.92% and 62.47% respectively. Total literate in Malur Taluka were 148,331 of which male and female were 84,000 and 64,331 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Malur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Malur Taluka is 957 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 957 females in Malur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Malur Taluka.


Child Population - Malur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 26,140 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malur Taluka. Out of which 13,282 were male while 12,858 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Malur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 9,412 families under Malur Taluka living in urban areas while 9,412 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.9% of total population of Malur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 83.1% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 4,589 while that in rural regions is 21,551.

Total Urban Rural
Population 236,920 40,050 196,870
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,140 4,589 21,551
Schedule Caste 60,184 6,806 53,378
Schedule Tribe 22,375 1,403 20,972
Literacy 70.37% 82.47% 67.93%
Sex Ratio 957 965 955

Working Population - Malur Taluka

In Malur Taluka out of total population, 112,342 were engaged in work activities. 74.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 112,342 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,492 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,285 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 83,596 59,293 24,303
Cultivators 22,492 17,572 4,920
Agriculture Labourer 21,285 11,999 9,286
Household Industries 1,206 831 375
Other Workers 38,613 28,891 9,722
Marginal Workers 28,746 13,220 15,526
Non Working 124,578 48,570 76,008

Nearby Talukas from Malur Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Malur Taluka in Kolar district.


Malur Taluka Map


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