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Addur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Addur is a Census Town city situated in Mangalore taluka of Dakshina Kannada district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 920 families residing in the Addur city. The total population of Addur is 5,426 out of which 2,733 are males and 2,693 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Addur is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Addur city is 643 which is 12% of the total population. There are 316 male children and 327 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Addur is 1,035 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (985).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Addur is 86.3%. Thus Addur has lower literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 92.88% and the female literacy rate is 79.67% in Addur.

Addur Census Town has total administration over 920 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Addur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Addur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 643 316 327
Literacy 86.3% 82.1% 70%
Scheduled Caste 85 54 31
Scheduled Tribe 26 11 15
Illiterate 1,296 488 808

Caste-wise Population - Addur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Addur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 85 54 31
Schedule Tribe 26 11 15

Religion-wise Population - Addur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Addur is 1,526 which is 28.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Addur is 3,797 which is 69.98% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Addur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,526 (28.12%) 744 782
Muslim 3,797 (69.98%) 1,941 1,856
Christian 102 (1.88%) 48 54
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Addur

The total literacy rate of Addur was 86.35% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 4,130 literates, males were 2,245 while females were 1,885. Also the male literacy rate was 92.88% and the female literacy rate was 79.67% in Addur.

  Addur Karnataka
Female 79.67% 68.08%
Male 92.88% 82.47%
Total 86.35% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Addur

The Sex Ratio of Addur is 985. Thus per every 1000 men there were 985 females in Addur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,035 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 985 ) of Addur.

Child Population - Addur

According to Census 2011, there were 643 children between age 0 to 6 years in Addur. Out of which 316 were male while 327 were female.

Working Population - Addur

In Addur Census Town out of total population, 2,557 were engaged in work activities. 87.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,557 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 54 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,230 1,447 783
Cultivators 92 72 20
Agriculture Labourer 54 36 18
Household Industries 532 37 495
Other Workers 1,552 1,302 250
Marginal Workers 327 172 155
Non Working 2,869 1,114 1,755

Addur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Addur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,426 76.1% 985

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