Somvarpet Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Somvarpet is a Town Panchayat city situated in Somvarpet taluka of Kodagu district. The Somvarpet city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,956 families residing in the Somvarpet city. The total population of Somvarpet is 6,729 out of which 3,363 are males and 3,366 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somvarpet is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somvarpet city is 577 which is 9% of the total population. There are 273 male children and 304 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somvarpet is 1,114 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,001).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somvarpet is 89%. Thus Somvarpet has higher literacy rate compared to 82.6% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 93.2% and the female literacy rate is 84.65% in Somvarpet.

Somvarpet Town Panchayat has total administration over 1,956 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Somvarpet Town Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 577 273 304
Literacy 89% 85.6% 77%
Scheduled Caste 904 441 463
Scheduled Tribe 89 53 36
Illiterate 1,257 483 774

Caste-wise Population - Somvarpet

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Somvarpet.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 904 441 463
Schedule Tribe 89 53 36

Religion-wise Population - Somvarpet

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Somvarpet is 5,936 which is 88.22% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Somvarpet is 572 which is 8.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Somvarpet as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,936 (88.22%) 2,951 2,985
Muslim 572 (8.5%) 307 265
Christian 195 (2.9%) 90 105
Sikh 11 (0.16%) 6 5
Buddhist 7 (0.1%) 3 4
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.1%) 5 2

Literacy Rate - Somvarpet

The total literacy rate of Somvarpet was 88.95% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 5,472 literates, males were 2,880 while females were 2,592. Also the male literacy rate was 93.2% and the female literacy rate was 84.65% in Somvarpet.

  Somvarpet Karnataka
Female 84.65% 68.08%
Male 93.2% 82.47%
Total 88.95% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Somvarpet

The Sex Ratio of Somvarpet is 1,001. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,001 females in Somvarpet. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,114 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Somvarpet.

Child Population - Somvarpet

According to Census 2011, there were 577 children between age 0 to 6 years in Somvarpet. Out of which 273 were male while 304 were female.

Working Population - Somvarpet

In Somvarpet Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,261 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,261 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,177 2,181 996
Cultivators 25 19 6
Agriculture Labourer 32 11 21
Household Industries 21 17 4
Other Workers 3,099 2,134 965
Marginal Workers 84 49 35
Non Working 3,468 1,133 2,335

Somvarpet Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Somvarpet is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 621 84.5% 997
2 Ward No - 2 672 75.9% 1,074
3 Ward No - 3 578 81% 1,028
4 Ward No - 4 464 86.9% 725
5 Ward No - 5 579 83.4% 917
6 Ward No - 6 555 69.4% 934
7 Ward No - 7 593 80.4% 1,118
8 Ward No - 8 560 84.1% 1,066
9 Ward No - 9 665 80.3% 1,046
10 Ward No - 10 629 84.1% 1,023
11 Ward No - 11 813 84.5% 1,043

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