Turuvekere Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Tumkur district, Karnataka

Turuvekere Taluka of Tumkur district has total population of 168,994 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 83,950 are males while 85,044 are females. In 2011 there were total 42,101 families residing in Turuvekere Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Turuvekere Taluka is 1,013.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10% people lives in Urban areas while 90% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89% while that in the rural areas is 76.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Turuvekere Taluka is 1,003% while that of Rural areas is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turuvekere Taluka is 14938 which is 9% of the total population. There are 7745 male children and 7193 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turuvekere Taluka is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Turuvekere Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Turuvekere Taluka is 77.34%. The male literacy rate is 77.86% and the female literacy rate is 63.25% in Turuvekere Taluka.

Population
168,994
Families
42,101
Literacy
77.34%
Sex Ratio
1,013

To facilitate the administration, Turuvekere Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 243 villages.

Turuvekere Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,938 7,745 7,193
Literacy 77.34% 77.86% 63.25%
Scheduled Caste 23,010 11,287 11,723
Scheduled Tribe 4,700 2,361 2,339
Illiterate 49,840 18,588 31,252

Caste-wise Population - Turuvekere Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Turuvekere Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,010 11,287 11,723
Schedule Tribe 4,700 2,361 2,339

Religion-wise Population - Turuvekere Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 159,302 (94.26%) 79,139 80,163
Muslim 9,096 (5.38%) 4,522 4,574
Christian 204 (0.12%) 102 102
Sikh 29 (0.02%) 14 15
Buddhist 4 (0%) 4 0
Jain 308 (0.18%) 142 166
Other Religion 4 (0%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 47 (0.03%) 26 21

Literacy Rate - Turuvekere Taluka

Average literacy rate of Turuvekere Taluka in 2011 were 77.34% in which, male and female literacy were 85.77% and 69.1% respectively. Total literate in Turuvekere Taluka were 119,154 of which male and female were 65,362 and 53,792 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Turuvekere Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Turuvekere Taluka is 1,013 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,013 females in Turuvekere Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Turuvekere Taluka.

Child Population - Turuvekere Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 14,938 children between age 0 to 6 years in Turuvekere Taluka. Out of which 14,938 were male while 14,938 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Turuvekere Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,260 families under Turuvekere Taluka living in urban areas while 4,260 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10% of total population of Turuvekere Taluka lives in Urban areas while 90% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,481 while that in rural region is 13,457.

Total Urban Rural
Population 168,994 16,817 152,177
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,938 1,481 13,457
Schedule Caste 23,010 2,061 20,949
Schedule Tribe 4,700 496 4,204
Literacy 77.34% 89.05% 76.05%
Sex Ratio 1,013 1,003 1,014

Working Population - Turuvekere Taluka

In Turuvekere Taluka out of total population, 83,371 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,371 workers engaged in Main Work, 38,249 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,993 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 65,915 49,607 16,308
Cultivators 38,249 30,705 7,544
Agriculture Labourer 8,993 4,682 4,311
Household Industries 827 517 310
Other Workers 17,846 13,703 4,143
Marginal Workers 17,456 4,342 13,114
Non Working 85,623 30,001 55,622

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