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

Arkula is a Census Town city situated in Mangalore taluka of Dakshina Kannada district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 965 families residing in the Arkula city. The total population of Arkula is 5,077 out of which 2,554 are males and 2,523 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arkula is 988.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arkula city is 509 which is 10% of the total population. There are 283 male children and 226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arkula is 799 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (988).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arkula is 90.3%. Thus Arkula has higher literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 94.41% and the female literacy rate is 86.16% in Arkula.

Arkula Census Town has total administration over 965 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.

Arkula Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 509 283 226
Literacy 90.3% 83.9% 78.4%
Scheduled Caste 137 62 75
Scheduled Tribe 15 6 9
Illiterate 954 410 544

Caste-wise Population - Arkula

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Arkula.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 137 62 75
Schedule Tribe 15 6 9

Religion-wise Population - Arkula

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arkula is 1,901 which is 37.44% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arkula is 2,231 which is 43.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arkula as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,901 (37.44%) 961 940
Muslim 2,231 (43.94%) 1,130 1,101
Christian 914 (18%) 451 463
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 25 (0.49%) 11 14
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.12%) 1 5

Literacy Rate - Arkula

The total literacy rate of Arkula was 90.26% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 4,123 literates, males were 2,144 while females were 1,979. Also the male literacy rate was 94.41% and the female literacy rate was 86.16% in Arkula.

  Arkula Karnataka
Female 86.16% 68.08%
Male 94.41% 82.47%
Total 90.26% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Arkula

The Sex Ratio of Arkula is 988. Thus per every 1000 men there were 988 females in Arkula. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 799 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 988 ) of Arkula.

Child Population - Arkula

According to Census 2011, there were 509 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arkula. Out of which 283 were male while 226 were female.

Working Population - Arkula

In Arkula Census Town out of total population, 2,464 were engaged in work activities. 97.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,464 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,395 1,504 891
Cultivators 80 72 8
Agriculture Labourer 15 9 6
Household Industries 594 61 533
Other Workers 1,706 1,362 344
Marginal Workers 69 27 42
Non Working 2,613 1,023 1,590

Arkula Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,077 81.2% 988

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